Soul & Mystical
Have you ever burst into tears for no apparent reason? That is your soul calling out to you, saying hello.
Wait, does Judaism even believe in such things? I thought they were Far-Eastern ideas and New Age concepts. Isn’t the Torah about ritual and performance – do this, do not do that? The Hebrew school I went to never mentioned a soul, and it certainly wasn’t a mystical experience. What does my soul even look like? How do I know when I’ve seen it? How may I touch the mysteries of mysticism?
True Sacrifice
The sacrifices one made during Temple times were not simple animal offerings, but symbolic offerings of man’s inner beast.
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The Intimate Estrangement
Linking G-d’s bond with the Jews as a marriage with the ten haftarot called “the Three of Rebuke and the Seven of Consolation” in explaining the galut/exile.
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The Pleasure Principle
Idolatry is the deification of an object/force of the created reality: explaining the deeper significance of the idolatry of Baal Peor, and Pinchas’ success
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A Sincere Apology
If interpersonal conflict was a matter that could be resolved simply between G-d and man, true kindness and sensitivity to our fellow man would be unattainable.
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Name and Number
In the Book of Shmot, G-d counts and names the Children of Israel as they head into Egypt and again at their deaths to show His infinite love for them.
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The Extended Arm
Just as the difference between good writing and bad writing rests among the pattern of the letters, good and evil differ only in configuration.
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A Refreshing Death
Sleep is one of G-d’s greatest gifts to mankind- the ability to wake up to a new day free of yesterday’s mistakes and constraints.
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Of Snakes and Sticks
Insights on the power of Aaron’s staff, divine sparks, and Egyptian rain.
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