Monthly Archives: May 2023

Shavuot is the anniversary, celebrated continuously for 3334 years, of receiving the Torah. It’s also celebrates, each year, the day-by-day process of inner refinement and contemplation from our first steps of freedom (Pesach) until true autonomy (life with Torah). We … Continue reading →

Tonight, Yesod sh’b’Yesod, is the yahrzeit of the Ramchal.He reveals about Bayit Shlishi, the Third Temple, that it will be fully divinely built and will remain in the highest heaven and, at first, only its spiritual essence will radiate to … Continue reading →

I heard this story twice in recent days. It’s just in time, as daily life in Israel could be mistaken for a crisis. This is how it goes: Someone was walking home from one of the anti-government protests we’ve lately … Continue reading →

Life is never static. We ascend and descend along an almost infinite range of parameters. We also move laterally, as it were, between these parameters: relationships, career, art, physical endeavors, spiritual explorations, politics and more. We play many roles: children … Continue reading →