Category: judaism
finding joy
בחודש אדר מרבים בשמחה. In the month of Adar, we increase our joy. It was Purim this week. My shul’s theme was heroes and villains, and this year they really wanted the adults in on it too. I didn’t have to think too hard about which side I was on. I spent the days before…
thankful am i
Modeh ani. מודה אני. I’ve been trying to be more mindful of my gratitude, both when I wake in the morning1 and after a long day. The fact that I’m here at all, awake and aware with another day ahead: that amazes me. Many factors of my life make that pretty remarkable. I’m thankful. Even…
nature
Nature is not the final word, for nature itself was created by a being who stands outside it and who, but making us in his image, gave us the power to stand outside it. We are free. We can choose. We are not predestined by chance, fate, the stars, our darker instincts or the human…
shanah tovah u’metukah
שנה טובה ומתוקה a good and sweet year. The bees in my yard are buzzing in these warm September days, and working to keep their little part of the world sweet. May we all have a better year.
