Monthly Archives: February 2012

Rosh Chodesh Adar is certainly none too early to begin thinking about Purim.  Although it’s classified by some as a “minor Jewish holiday” and is often trivialized to an excuse to have a costume party, it’s power is huge. It’s … Continue reading →

I recently wrote about relationship.  Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo published, just this week, a very deep article about loneliness, https://www.facebook.com/notes/rabbi-dr-nathan-lopes-cardozo/israels-security-and-the-need-for-strangerhood/339688556063212. Longing creates motivation.  It can also create despair, but despair itself, rather than immobilizing, has the potential to force one, each … Continue reading →

The relationship between Moshe and Yitro, his father-in-law as well as colleague in clergy, is the first successful interfaith encounter.  Avraham’s encounters with Pharoah and Avimelech are disastrous, each almost resulting in Sara being raped.  Yitzchak’s experience with Avimelech mirrors his … Continue reading →