Running and Returning
The maze-like path of the labyrinth, leading in and out of a sacred center, echoes an ancient kabbalistic idea.
What Must We Risk?
As the floodwaters rise around us, the story of Noah’s Ark calls on us to ask: What does righteousness look like in our generation?
A Time For Every Purpose
The biblical book of Ecclesiastes offers a different way to think about time — not as a unit of measurement, but as shifting periods of emotion and action.
Blessings in Hard Times
Jewish tradition suggests that discovering blessing is always possible — even in hard moments.
Bringing the Light
Sometimes we bring the light to others, and sometimes we need to borrow a spark.
The Medicine of the Mythic
The period of mourning leading up to Tisha B'Av brings us into a space where the pain of the past can be touched — and transformed.
Stuck between Passover and Shavuot
Shavuot is not just the culmination of Passover, but also its subversion.
True Righteousness
A Holocaust rescue story sheds light on a curious verse from the Prophets.
From the Outside, In
The more people we have at the table, the more likely we are to discover wisdom.
Remembrance of Kvetches Past
Remembering how we've suffered in the past helps us cultivate gratitude for the blessings we have right now.
Bringing Our All
God doesn't demand that we apportion ourselves into little pieces, some parts of which are publicly acceptable and the rest hidden away.
The Monster at the End of the Mahzor
Teshuvah is not a confrontation with some frightening otherness, but with ourselves.