There’s a part of every one of us that craves certainty. It’s human nature. But I’m increasingly of the belief that there’s tremendous value in uncertainty. The problem is that uncertainty is often so unsettling that we miss out on the benefits. Another problem is that we stigmatize uncertainty. Uncertainty isn’t on the list of […]
#Search– #BlogElul Day 3
When push comes to shove to search is really to inquire. To search is to seek to discover, to understand, to make meaning. Which brings me to Midrash. In Hebrew, Midrash is both a specific literary genre and an ongoing process. The literary genre of Midrash is most closely associated with those rabbis that sought […]
#Act– #BlogElul Day 2
#Act– to do something, to make effect some kind of change in the fabric of the universe, to set being in motion. #Act– to pretend, to disguise, to embody, to put on airs. #Act– a part of a play that has a beginning, middle, and end. A unit of existence that has narrative integrity.
#Prepare– Blog Elul 2015, Day 1
As I pointed out in a previous post, the Hebrew month of Elul is upon is. Elul is the temporal highway that leads into the Jewish New Year of Rosh Hashanah. #BlogElul, curated by my colleague, Rabbi Phyllis Sommer, is an opportunity to celebrate the spiritual work that Elul invites. I won’t hit every one of […]
30 essential questions for life p.1/6
The Hebrew month of Elul begins tomorrow. It’s a month of spiritual reflection and preparation culminating in Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. In honor of Elul I’ll be posting what I’m calling “30 essential questions for life.” Here are the first 5: 1) What am I running toward? What am I running from? 2) […]
Life Lessons
1. Never miss an opportunity to cuddle with your kids. 2. It’s a joy to be able to give people what they want, especially when they want something good and positive. 3. Forgetting to pick up the dry cleaning is pretty easy to do. 4. Just because you encounter the same situation or opportunity doesn’t […]