Let’s Hike Together in Israel
I wrote this meditation — “On the Trail” — after 17 days thru-hiking and mountaineering on Mount Rainier. In Israel, I’m still an avid hiker. So……
Read articleA Human Journey
Something about this human journey elevates our souls: discovering deep resilience and healing in the face of our suffering, especially when unexpected tragedy or trauma hit.…
Read articleIsrael: A Meditation, Revisited
A new year approaches. It will be here by nightfall. We’ve just buried the last of Israel’s founding fathers and the local news is hinting about the…
Read articleSoul Shine
This meditation is about allowing our souls to fill our hearts, to fill our minds and to fill our bodies with the radiance of heaven, so…
Read articleBreisheit: About the Rainbow
Seeing a rainbow brings an immediate sense of beauty and awe, a sense of the wonder of creation, which is why I’ve selected it for Breisheit.…
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 articleThe Details of Beauty
A gift for Shabbat. A reminder. A reminder for those in sorrow and grief, those who are tired, numb and especially to those who’ve run…
Read articleShabbat as a Meditation
This meditation moves through the themes of Shabbat, reinforcing the rhythm of the day, the internal music of Shabbat. It takes us from candle lighting and…
Read articleShabbat Blessing for Children Who Have Left Home
One of my great joys of parenthood is putting my hands on my daughters’ heads and blessing them. As they went off to college and to…
Read articleAll is Well
This was inspired by the following quote from Fr. Anthony DeMello: “Spirituality means waking up… All mystics — Catholic, Christian, non-Christian — they’re all unanimous, no…
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