Spiritual Security Planning for the High Holy Days
If we want people to be able to settle into a position of openness to the messages of the Days of Awe, we need to first help them feel safe—physically as well as spiritually.
Learning to Pray on the back of a Jet Ski
Suddenly my mind formed a prayer. “May my oneness connect with the oneness of the dolphins.” More flowed forth: “May my echad connect to my son’s joy of speed and jet power.”
Principles vs Rules
Principles are different from rules. Both are critically important to living a good life, but that may be where the similarity ends.
The Kippah on My Head Is Not a Target on My Back
The kippah was never a challenge thrown at the world. It was a door held open.
Even Kings Need Guardrails — And So Do Our AI Agents
Just as the most powerful people in ancient Israel needed guardrails, we need to make sure that our AI agents remain ethical and bounded.
The Long Way Back to Covenant
But I had gone to the one place that was supposed to have to let me in, and it sent me back to the house I’d run out of.
Turning Fifty: Lessons from a New Year for the New Year
How many experiences or adventures are we closed to because we say, “I cannot do that?”
An Ancient Parable for Jewish Pluralism: Floating Alone, Anchored Together
We can find a warning against intolerance and a model for pluralism in an ancient midrashic parable.
The Beauty of Staying Unfinished
Something in me is revealing itself as new, and I think I have never been more beautiful.