a good year a sweet year a caring year a kind year a listening year a connecting year a year of truth a year of strength a year of balance a year of peace a year of breathing a
Judge (#BlogElul 19)
No one had to appoint you judge, jury, and executioner. You took that upon yourself. Like the protagonist in a Kafka story. Now you’re banging the gavel, viewing yourself through the eyes of 12 strange and unseeing peers, and
Ask (#BlogElul 18)
Ask. But be prepared for the silence that follows. Ask. But only if you’re cool with the response no matter how unexpected or untenable. Ask. But not if you’re sure you’ve got the answer. Ask. But only if you’re ready/willing/able
Forgive (#BlogElul 12)
Forgive yourself forgive others forgive God forgive the universe forgive the past forgive the present forgive the future if you believe there is something that needs to be forgiven. But also know that everything that you’ve done, everything that has
Peachtree Road Race, 2016
@kammiemusic sang this beautiful rendition to open the 2016 Peachtree Road Race. It was a beautiful way to open to race and the change in energy when the Anthem began was sudden and intense. All of the commotion of
Yom Yerushalayim Recollection
I love Jerusalem. I fell in love with Jerusalem when I lived there as a rabbinical student. I fell in love with Loren Filson Lapidus in Jerusalem that same year. Like many people that have lived in Jerusalem, I’ve
10 MORE Hosting Hacks for Shabbat Dinner
I’m up early today and just had a chance to read a piece on Kveller by Nina Badzin entitled, “10 Hosting Hacks to Make Shabbat Dinner Easier.” It’s a nice piece and I encourage others to read it. I agree with
#Pray– #BlogElul Day 16
#Pray means many things. Lately I’ve been listening to podcasts by Jack Kornfield. He’s a wise dude, plain and simple. Among the many recurring themes in his teachings is the idea of shooting energy from one place to another. There
30 essential questions for life p.1/6
The Hebrew month of Elul begins tomorrow. It’s a month of spiritual reflection and preparation culminating in Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. In honor of Elul I’ll be posting what I’m calling “30 essential questions for life.” Here are
Making room for Shabbat
Behold our dining room table: Tonight we pushed back some of the stuff of daily life to make room for Shabbat. Hence our dining room table is 1/2 Shabbat and 1/2 the stuff of daily life.