Where treasure is found
Do you know the story of Rabbi Eizik, son of Rabbi Yekel of Cracow?After many years of hardship and poverty, he dreamed someone bade him look for a treasure in Prague, under the bridge that leads to the king’s palace.…
Daily Dose (Oct 15 – 18)
TUESDAY OCT 15 -- This week: what do we do when we feel threatened (undone) by uncertainty?When we feel undefended and vulnerable?When, like the farmer, we put our arms up to welcome the animals into our world, only to be…
Let your arms down
There was a farmer who had a lot of fields, and he kept all the birds and creatures away from his crops with traps and fences. He was very successful.But he was also very lonely.So, one day, he stood in…
Daily Dose (Oct 8 – 11)
TUESDAY OCT 8 -- This week, sleeping in the storm. The gift and empowerment--alive and well inside us--of being able to rise above the noise.And here's the deal: If we don't bring this gift with us, we're not going to…
A Place to Watch the Rain
Rabbi Albert Lewis tells the story of a man seeking employment on a farm; he hands a letter of recommendation to his new employer that reads simply, "He sleeps in a storm." The farmer is uncertain what to make of…
Daily Dose (Oct 2 – 5)
WEDNESDAY OCT 3 -- This week, the power in Sanctuary. The power of spaces and places of replenishment and renewal and healing. I am writing this in an area of North Carolina that has been pummeled and in places devastated…
Power in Sanctuary
I’m writing this off the beaten path, staying with friends near Asheville, NC. And if you watch the news, you know that it is a minor miracle that I am able to send this Sabbath Moment at all, as power…
Daily Dose (Sept 24 – 27)
TUESDAY SEPT 24 -- “God spoke today in flowers, and I, who was waiting on words, almost missed the conversation.” (Ingrid Goff-Maidoff)Yes. And this week we remember, that all the while we are looking for a revelation or a fix,…
Healing and restorative
Buddha's teaching method was counter intuitive, to say the very least. More often than not, he didn't even talk. He just sat there.There is a well-known story about The Buddha sitting in a place with hundreds of people gathered around…
Daily Dose (Sept 17 – 20)
Fred Roger ("Mr. Rogers") calls Yo-Yo Ma one of the "great appreciators of our world. It seems that people always walk taller after they've had an encounter with him. The only thing that's larger than his talent is his heart."Mr.…