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Confronting Our Enemies

We don't need to love our enemies, but we might want to value them.

On the Omer and Orchids 

The force of life is stronger than death.

Empty, Full

If sweeping away all leaven symbolizes freedom, then maybe the Omer is a time to fill ourselves with that which truly leavens.

On the Road with Shekhinah

Finding divine companionship on an uncertain journey.

Season of Uncertainty

Why should the Omer, a period of harvesting a staple crop, have become a time of mourning?

The Life Force of Liberation

Each act of creativity is a direct challenge to the forces of death and despair.

Singing God’s Song 

Brooding over a psalmist's question in the face of death.

Revaluing Labor

On restoring the prestige of physical work.

Loving the Stranger

It's the most frequently repeated commandment in the Torah, but what does it actually require?

Vashti’s Bad Rap

Why the deposed queen is the under-appreciated heroine of Purim.

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