Motion & Rest

Shabbat is the pause between, the no-man's land, the dark of light, the in of out, the light of dark, the in-between

We recognize a face, feel the cold, understand a concept; these are all expressions of memalleh, "filling" energy. Yet we all experience a more sublime consciousness -- the "encompassing" energy the Chassidic masters call sovev

We are all warriors, for we each harbor the conviction that we were born to make a difference

When you walk or run, your change of place derives from your prior position. One foot leaves the ground, while the other remains planted there to provide the forward impetus. But when you jump, both feet leave the ground...

I love the Shabbat experience, but why so many restrictions? All that "don't do this" and "don't do that" -- sounds more like a prison than a day of rest!

Imagine that you are living your life on the rim of a spinning wheel. Round and round it turns, faster and faster

To be a Jew is to be constantly moving from what you are to what you can be, and from what you have made of yourself to yet a deeper truth of what you are

When you feel pulled in so many different directions, by all your many responsibilties, how do you find balance?

Do you only believe when you can see with your eyes? When your prayers are answered and miracles carry you on their wings? Or do you also believe when circumstances fly in your face? If it touches you to the core, if it is a belief you truly own, if it ...

From the moment that we stepped off the EL AL plane and took our first steps on Israeli soil, we felt that we arrived home to new beginnings...