Secret Light
Holiness surrounds us. That’s the theme of this meditation, inspired by my recent ELI talk, “Falling in Love with Prayer” (video soon to be posted). It’s…
Read articleRecipe for a Life
In one of my writing fantasies, a famous chef proposes that we coauthor a cook book/prayer book. Yum. This will be the opening prayer. It was…
Read articleThe Rhythm of Wonder
This meditation about radical amazement was inspired during a class on Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies. I wondered silently if it would be possible…
Read articleThe Way of Spices
Here’s a new song of the spiritual traveler. An extended metaphor, it’s about understanding the nature of each moment and taking those moments into ourselves as gifts.…
Read articleBreisheit: Evidence of Holiness
In a patch of sky seen from the South Pole, researchers say they have glimpsed the beginning of time, a faint microwave glow of the Big…
Read articleKedoshim: Holy
Kedoshim opens with a spectacular line: “Ye shall be holy, for I, Adonai your G-d, am Holy.” (Lev 19:2) We’re commanded to be holy. How can…
Read articleFire and Water
Love and despair can be like fire. Truth can be like water, keeping the fires that fuel our emotions – the passions that make us human…
Read articleAbout Miracles
This a new meditation in the voice of the one who has a question that doesn’t need an answer. It’s written, of course, in the voice…
Read articleEvidence of Holiness
In a small patch of sky, seen from the South Pole, researchers say they have glimpsed the beginning of time. They have found the faint microwave…
Read articleSweet Cake
This is another song of the spiritual traveler, an extended metaphor that shimmers with hope and prayer. It’s more of a yearning than a classic prayer,…
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