Monthly Archives: January 2016

Lifting Up Aspirational Memories

 January 30, 2016   

We live in a time when vilifying and dehumanizing those who are different, or depicted as our enemy, is rampant. The Midrash of remembering the humanity of the Egyptians who suffered is a piece of our collective memory that we must hold onto.

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Practicing the Art of Paying Attention

 January 20, 2016  

It is by paying attention that Moses comes to experience God – the God of his ancestors who calls on him to go to Pharoah to free the Israelites. The entire story hinges on Moses’ ability to pay attention. Our experience of God and response to God hinges on our ability to pay attention and to see that which is truly important.

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