20 Things I Didn’t Learn In Jewish Day School
Stuck Inside of Elul with the Tishrei Blues Again
The Bar Mitzvah Lesson: A Tragedy
I was young again, in the way the morning is young…
A father’s day message.
Anything is possible in the world of spirit. Except…
The Mistake Not To Make In 2017
The mistake not to make in 2017 is the mistake of thinking we know what’s going to happen, or, more precisely, that it makes any difference whether we know what’s going to happen or not. This should not even be possible for a Chassid. Kabbalah is, if it is learned badly, gnostic, platonic, and reductionist; […]
Writing about it won’t help. I’m so angry. I’m so angry for being born and for being in this place. Not really. not authentically. Not in a way that I’d want to reverse the process of being born or being in this world. See, even that’s not real. And that’s part of why I’m angry. […]
Nodding in despair, leaning on the Chevy, I considered my options. It was a bright Friday morning in May and the southern sun beat down on my hat and jacket, mocking the choices that tormented me as they torment all mortal men. The short ceremony at the imposing villa was over and I’d retreated to […]