Parshat Ki-Tisa
Being and Becoming
Social media creates the illusion of perfection. The lives of others appear faultless while we know our own lives are far from perfect. How to emancipate ourselves from this tyranny while leaning into our brokenness?
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Parshat Tzav
Being and Becoming
Knowledge is power, but power can be blinding. The true path of wisdom is one of intellectual humility.
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Intellectual Humility, Parshat Terumah
Being and Becoming
Knowledge is power, but power can be blinding. The true path of wisdom is one of intellectual humility.
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Losing my childhood God, Parshat Mishpatim
Being and Becoming
As a child I experienced God’s closeness, as I grew older God became more distant. Then I discovered how to hold these two polarities in tension.
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‘Like’ I, Parshat Yitro
Being and Becoming
The bible depicts God’s revelation at mount Sinai. But what does a Divine revelation entail? The Ishbitzer Rebbe asserts that God can never be fully revealed, and all that humans are capable of grasping is a pale likeness of the real thing.
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Faith & Doubt | Parshat Beshalach
Being and Becoming
What is the role of doubt in faith?
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Uncovering Divine Language - Parshat Bo
Being and Becoming
Underlying and animating all of reality is divine language. This language is revealed in the human realm through the sacred words of Torah. This idea opens a new way of perceiving reality.
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Vayechi
Being and Becoming
what is G-d's manifestation in our reality?
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Vayigash
Being and Becoming
From fear to hope
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Miketz
Being and Becoming
Nourshing positive middot (values)
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