Shinui Ma’aseh Commitment Ritual
A new ritual I’ve created to assist in the taking on of a new, life affirming, healthy practice.
read moreJewish Ritual Craft: Workshop Handouts
At Limmud Philly 2012, I debuted a new workshop: Jewish Ritual Craft – A framework for ritual designing better rituals. It’s based on a year-long class I’m teaching at my home spiritual community of Becoming, but adapted for an entirely Jewish audience. Below, after jump, are the materials created for the...
read moreHamantaschen: Symbol of Adar
Yes, it’s Adar and I decided to go exactly where you expected me to this month — Purim and Hamantaschen. But as opposed to doing a history of the fabled, and delicious, Purim cookie — I’m going to explore some of the mythic and ritual opportunities these humble cookies offer us.
read moreKabblat Shabbat – Receiving the Sabbath
A change in how I view the Kabbalat Shabbat service lead to a whole new level of receiving the sabbath.
read moreRibono Shel Olam
It turns out the practice I’ve decided to take on during Cheshvan isn’t the red string at all, but rather a more disciplined meditation practice. I’ve done meditation work in the past, and my morning prayer practice certainly has meditation aspect to it, but I’ve never really had a formal meditation...
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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.