The Shavuot Seder – Experience Report
May 14, 13
A little “experience” report from the Shavuot Seder I lead on OneShul.org May 14, 2013
read moreGuide to Counting the Omer
Apr 19, 13
Welcome to the Peeling a Pomegranate Guide to Counting the Omer. I created this free workbook to help people explore the practice. We begin counting the Omer on the second night of Passover. [Photo by Dag Endresen Dag Terje Filip Endresen used by CC-A Permissions]
read morePoem for Passover
Mar 21, 13
I thought I would share here the new poem I’ve written that as my primary kavannah for the new haggadah. I offer this as as a gift to you all. I hope it gives you a new way to think about why we each personally engage in the Passover seder each year.
read moreAdar: Food as Transformation
Feb 13, 13
My latest post over at PunkTorah.org explores the transformational power of food, especially during the Jewish month of Adar and the Purim tradition (mitzvah) of sending Mishloach Manot.
read morePoem for Adar & Purim: Light and Dark
Feb 10, 13
New poem for Adar exploring the distinctions that help us understand holiness, through Chava & Lilith and Esther & Vashti
read moreKabbalat Shabbat: Miketz 5773
Here’s the replay from the Kabbalat Shabbat, December 14, 2012, that I lead at OneShul. It was a hard one since the massacre of a school full of children in Newton, CT had happened just that morning.
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Mini Manifesto:
Spirituality: My primary lens is progressive Jewish spirituality, but I also like to find the universal elements that connection us all.
Culture: I am fascinated by both culture on most levels. I mostly focus on American culture and what makes us who we are as a country, but I'm also intrigued by sub-cultures in the USA and the growing global cultural trends.
Technology: Technology is one of the strongest drivers of cultural and even spiritual changes in the last 100 years, and possibly the next 100.
Culture: I am fascinated by both culture on most levels. I mostly focus on American culture and what makes us who we are as a country, but I'm also intrigued by sub-cultures in the USA and the growing global cultural trends.
Technology: Technology is one of the strongest drivers of cultural and even spiritual changes in the last 100 years, and possibly the next 100.