A continuation of "Slavery." There is no coming to consciousness without pain. People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid facing their own Soul. One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious. Carl Jung Redemption is both a global and personal act. Why… Continue reading Salvation
When God brings about the return to Zion, we will be like dreamers. Then our mouths will be filled with laughter, and our tongues with joyous song. Psalm 126:1-2 Pesach (Passover) has passed, the time when we are reminded of our redemption from slavery, which is analogous to the ultimate redemption: the arrival of Moshiach,… Continue reading Slavery
"So do Jews hate Jesus?" a coworker asked me the other week. The question itself wasn't particularly disturbing; I knew it was asked out of genuine curiosity and naivety. But the truly unsettling part was the remembrance that I was in exile. A stranger in a strange land. I had gone from living in Israel… Continue reading Exile
The Singing Soul 