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Oct 30, 2014
16 min

The Never-ending Journey: Educating the ‘Waze’ Generation to Live with Questions –

For a printable PDF version click here:Lech Lecha 5775 Final We’ve lost the ability today to live with questions. Our children do not...

Oct 23, 2014
15 min

Building Unity through Diversity – Parshat Noach 5775

For a Printable PDF version click here: Parshat Noach- Unity Through Diversity The Threat of Universalism: As I scanned the newspaper...

Oct 1, 2014
15 min

Yonah and Avraham: Escapism, Obedience and Living with Uncertainty

The seeds of a Kikayon plant For a printable pdf version click here: Yonah and Avraham – Escapism, obediance and living with Uncertainty...

Sep 19, 2014
13 min

Parshat Nitzavim and Sefer Yirmiyahu: Teshuva and the Search for Truth

For a printable Pdf version click here: Parshat Nitzavim – Teshuva and the search for Truth 5774 Teshuva calls on man to return God. To...

Sep 10, 2014
8 min

The Shofar and the Complexity of Our Existence – Ellul 5774

The Complexity of the Shofar “There is a crack, a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” Leonard Cohen Anthem “אין שלם מלב...

Jun 18, 2014
13 min

Korach and the Daughters of Zelofchad – Arguing for the sake of Heaven? – Parshat Korach

For a printable PDF version click here: Parshat Korach 5774 I’m not sure how many mothers will have slept well this week. The image of...

Jun 12, 2014
14 min

On Cognitive Distortion and a Shift in Perspective – Parshat Shelah Lecha 5774

David Burns in his international best selling self-help book on depression and mood therapy, lists ten cognitive distortions that lead to...

Jun 5, 2014
17 min

On running before you can walk – Parshat Behaalotacha 5774

To download a printable PDF click here: Parshat Behaalotacha – On running before walking The startling complaints Sefer Bamidbar is...

May 30, 2014
18 min

The Process of Truth and impact of Time – Shavuot 5774

For a printable PDF version click here: Shavuot – time and process Counting as a process There’s a fabulous Winnie the Pooh book I was...

May 22, 2014
15 min

It’s All In the Name – Parshat Bamidbar 5774

For a printable PDF version click here: Parshat Bamidbar – Its all in the name I became A-7713. After that I had no other name.” Elie...

May 7, 2014
17 min

Shmitta: On Mindfulness and Striving for the Ideal – Yom Hashoa-Yom Hazikaron-Yom Haatzmaut

For a printable PDF version click here: Parshat Behar (Bechukoti) 5774 Final From Destruction to Redemption: A Dialectical experience...

May 1, 2014
14 min

Blaming the Blasphemer – Parshat Emor 5774

For a printable Pdf click here: Parshat Emor -Blaming the Blasphemer The ‘Blame’ Culture: Freud v Adler We live today in a ‘blame...

Apr 10, 2014
12 min

Some Personal Reflections on Pesach-Pesach 5774

For a printable PDF version click here: Some Personal Reflections on Pesach 5774 This week, in light of Pesach fast approaching, I would...

Apr 3, 2014
11 min

The Holiness of the Whole – Parshot Tazria-Metzora, Achrei Mot-Kedoshim 5774

For a printable PDF click here: The Holiness of the Whole – Tazria mezora AchreiMot Kedoshim There are times when it can be frustrating...

Mar 20, 2014
15 min

A Foreign Fire: The boundaries of Spontaneity – Parshat Shemini 5774

For a printable PDF click here: Shemini – A Foreign Fire The tension in any religious experience between rules, boundaries and framework,...

Mar 13, 2014
16 min

Venahafoch Hu: Between the Divine and Human role – Purim 5774

For a printable PDF click here: The Reversal in the Divine -Human relationship -Reflections on Purim If we want to find a paradigm in...

Mar 6, 2014
11 min

Between the Ideal and the Real – Parshat Vayikra

For a printable PDF click here: Parshat Vayikra – Between the ideal and the real final Sefer Vayikra is a difficult book. It lacks the...

Feb 20, 2014
12 min

The Framework of Creativity – Parshat Vayakhel-Pekudei 5774

For a printable PDF version please click here:Parshat Vayakhel Pekudei 5774 t Religion and Creativity: A modern dilemma? I recently read...

Feb 13, 2014
16 min

On Having and Being – Parshat Ki Tisa 5774

To download a printable PDF version click here: Parshat Ki Tisa- To Have and To be To Have and To Be The scene is shocking, almost...

Feb 6, 2014
19 min

Inside Out – Parshat Tezaveh 5774

For a printable PDF version click here: Parshat Tezaveh – Inside out What do we know? How do we know? Can we ever achieve absolute...