In the last part of this series, we looked at the feminine as a way of receiving, perceiving, nurturing, connecting, and transforming. Now I want to look at something very… read more

In the first part of this series, I asked a question. What if the creation of woman from man in Genesis is not primarily telling us what woman lacks because… read more

My father died twenty-six years ago, today, August 30, 2000. There is nothing culturally significant about a twenty-sixth anniversary. It is not a milestone. It is simply one more year… read more

When we fall. Not if. There is something startling about that distinction. We are accustomed to being told to keep going. We are considerably less accustomed to being told that… read more

I’m not trying to annoy anyone. It would be much easier to repeat the same tired clichés—safer, smoother, more comfortable. But honesty doesn’t live there. Easy words don’t move anything…. read more

The Name as a Tree Last time we saw that the Name was withheld. Not erased. Not lost. Withheld. But restraint is only the surface. The tradition did not preserve… read more

There are moments in history when confusion is normal. And then there are moments like this one. This is not just a hard time. Not just an intense period. Not… read more

There’s an old story that goes like this: A man is walking alone through the woods at dusk. The air is still. The light is fading. But as he walks,… read more

The illusory truth effect Certainty doesn’t always come out of truth; sometimes, it just comes from repetition. It’s a quirky thing our brains do— we hear something enough times, and… read more

Sometimes it’s easy to feel alone. Or scared. Or weak. Or just… kind of lost. Why are we here? What are we supposed to be doing? Are we doing the… read more

Shared Foundations Jews, Christians, and Muslims all speak of the same G-d. They call him different names – Hashem, El, Elohim, Adonai, Allah, Father — But all point back to… read more