To view the printer friendly version click here. Shelah 5776: The Spirit of Things “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s

Download a printer friendly version here. Naso: Physical Spirituality ‘Asceticism and celibacy can conceal many incapacities.’  — Mason Cooley This week I had the honour of being invited to participate in a

Download a printer friendly version here. “The Jews started it all—and by ‘it’ I mean so many of the things we care about, the underlying values that make all of

Pinehas 5775: Natural Woman “For most of history, Anonymous was a woman” — Virginia Wolf It could be said that the oldest battle of humanity is the ‘battle of the

Balak 5775: What You Don’t Know…. “When you’re a carpenter making a beautiful set of drawers, you’re not going to use a piece of plywood on the back, even though

Hukat 5775: Trappings  “The general root of superstition: namely, that men observe when things hit, and not when they miss; and commit to memory the one, and forget and pass

Korah 5775: A Hairy Situation “I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself.” — Rita Mae Brown One would not expect hair to be at

Shelah Lekha 5775: But Wait! There’s More!   “How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct” — Benjamin DiSraeli     As a child, one of

Naso 5775: Making a Living “My mother said to me, ‘If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.’

Beha’alotekha 5775: Not Quite What I Had in Mind “Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it.”  — Lilly Tomlin The great heroes of the