counting the Omer
Over the course of the seven weeks between the Passover and Shavuot, we are invited to retrace the steps of our ancestors. Beginning...
Unleavened
Eve of eve of Passover purging pantry of loaves, pastas, and cookies, cleansing couch cushions of fallen crusts and crumbs. Picture...
Under a Sabbath Spell
Making Magic with a Sabbath-ing Spell Letting flames dance and glow warmth in and upon the eyes – Shabbat. Letting scents and senses stir...
Three Mothers spelling out the connection between Genesis and Exodus
I. Wait, did I miss it? Welcoming kids home from college Engaging projects for work and at home; Caught a few pops and fireworks In the...
Post-Hanukkah Miracle Post
Sunday (shilshom) was this year's last night of Hanukkah. Our daughter was out late for a school project and my wife retired early, so we...
Balancing Polarities, Jacob Becomes Israel
TORAH [Teaching/Tale]: In this week’s Torah portion, Va’yishlach, Jacob begins by naming the place Mahanayim [twin camps]. He divides...
Shovel, Sunrise, and Solace
Boots on feet. Shovel in hand. Crunch of snow underfoot. Scrape of shovel blade on cement. Exertions exhaled on the breath. The steady...
A new moon song
Entering a new lunar month, heading to Moab, Utah to ride trails and bless the moon, Interpreting Psalm 81: A Psalm to Sing Again and...
A Weaning Party?
Hello Friends, table mates. In the daily liturgy, this psalm offers a transition between the routine morning blessings, [and some...
Refugee Crisis - an archtype
Will the cries of the stranger open our eyes? (an interpretive translation of Hagar’s story in Genesis 21) They call him Ishmael, and me...
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