When God called Abraham to GO! Abraham was silent. He was also silent when God told him to take his son up a mountain and sacrifice him there. I think I get it now. We question Abraham’s silence during these trials because so often he is chatty with God. He has so much to say. […]
Lech Lecha: The Silent Journey Read More »
Sometimes you just have to start fresh – pack up what’s good and wipe out the rest Sometimes you have to get on a boat or a train or a plain and just Go; leave one life for the next. Sometimes you might not even know where exactly you are going. You trust that the
On Shabbat Noah 5779 Read More »
In the beginning there was residue tohu vavohu from what came before; from other beginnings and endings This is just One beginning in an endless universe (a multiverse?) of beginnings In the beginning there was Hope and Grief intermingled Forward-looking, baggage-carrying, enthusiastic optimism and timid trepidation Will that which happened before happen again? Will this