February 2009 – The Neshamah Center

How to tell your dictionary comes from Israel

Last night at dinner we got to talking about the Hebrew word "machtesh," which is usually translated as "crater." There

"It is like the dew of Hermon coming down upon the mountains of Zion" …Psalm 133 Mt Hermon (Israel's only

What is the nature of sacred space? Is it intrinsically holy? Or does it become holy because of the actions

Today, February 16, is a day that I celebrate my “Personal Purim.” Purim is, of course, Judaism’s “spring time drinking

This morning, for the first time in Israel, I exercised one of the most cherished responsibilities and privileges of a

I don’t often agree with Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, spiritual leader of the right wing religious party Shas, on matters of