Psalm 27 Chant
A new chant based on Psalm 27 by Ketzirah!
read moreElul – Preparing for The Days of Awe
New post over at PunkTorah.org — Elul is a month of preparation. It’s a month to continue healing from Av, but mostly it’s about preparing for the Yamim Noraim (ים נוראים) – The Days of Awe.
read moreCattle – the Symbol of Elul
Elul is a month of preparation for Rosh Hashanah — at least in modern Judaism. It’s interesting then, that the first of Elul is the “New Year of Cattle.” In ancient Israel it’s the time when the cattle were counted and tithed.
read moreFinding Refuge in the Month of Elul
(photo: Love Fusion Photography by Kelsey/Flickr, CC BY 2.0) It’s Jewish tradition to read Psalm 27 daily during the month of Elul, which falls during August and September. In this month of Elul, we have no holidays. It’s the month where we are supposed to turn inward and prepare for the High Holy Days: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur,...
read morePsalm 27: Interpreting the Psalms
At a Kabbalat Shabbat OneShul.org in 2011, I lead a brief exploration of Psalm 27 before the service. It’s traditional to read the psalm each day during the month of Elul, which we are currently in as I write this. Over at PunkTorah.org I wrote about ways to use Psalm 27 as a daily practice, whether or not you currently...
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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.