Reflections

Over the past few months, I have been reflecting very much about prayer. Especially since beginning Rabbinic study and founding Mindful Judaism, I have been exploring the following questions: What is prayer? How do I pray? And can prayer be meaningful? There is a Rabbi Jonathan Sacks quote in the introductory essays to the Koren-Sacks … Continue reading “What is Prayer?: How Do I Pray? And Can Prayer Be Meaningful?”

Hundreds of thousands of books and billions of pages have been written about it. It is so complicated, yet so simple. But not easy! In many ways, it all comes down to just a few short words, “How are you? Really!?”

The other week, I was listening to a podcast on Jewish Mindfulness. It was an interesting and foundational interview and really made me think about the future of Judaism, more specifically, the future and direction of Jewish Mindfulness, what an engaged Judaism looks like, and to even ask the question if God is a liberal … Continue reading ““Engaged” Judaism: Is God a Liberal? Or a Conservative?”