Jan 7, 2013 | Religion / Spirituality
Today Sandy Hook begins to bury their dead.When a child is buried, their dreams, hopes and aspirations are placed in the casket with them. But their souls, and the dreams, hopes and aspirations their parents had for them remain here, with the living. Those dreams,...
Dec 17, 2012 | Religion / Spirituality
In Messengers of God, Elie Wiesel takes us on a journey through the trials and tribulations of Job. Wiesel is angry with the ending of the story; Job’s immediate surrender to God after God rebuked him. Why did Job not demand an answer from God for all the pain and...
Nov 13, 2012 | Religion / Spirituality
All creation throbs with an upward surge of spiritual impulses, seeking to find their way to the divine source. The universal yearning for the nearness to God can be heard time to time from snatches from the symphony of creation. Song is the articulation of the...
Oct 15, 2012 | Religion / Spirituality
Just one more day… I recently watched the end of the 2001 movie, Artificial Intelligence, which I haven’t seen its release. The time is the 22nd century. Monica and Henry have a child, Martin, who has an incurable disease so he is placed in...
Sep 18, 2012 | Religion / Spirituality
In celebration of Succoth, the Festival of Tabernacles, the Sukkah is built. This holiday takes place in the fall at the end of the Jewish High Holidays. It is a temporary structure and must be built with that in mind. The walls are usually made of wood. The...
Sep 6, 2012 | Religion / Spirituality
September is the month of new beginnings. Back to work, back to school. Starting over. In Judaism, September brings The Jewish New Year, and this is the year 5773. Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, the anniversary of creation, is the beginning of the Days of...
