Nature & the Miraculous

Events that unfolded in Shushan, the capitol of the Persian Empire, more than 25 centuries ago, had a traumatic effect on two angels assigned to the operation. Revealed here are transcripts of their sessions with their earthly therapist

This is a story about G‑d miraculously saving us. If so, why do we leave Him out of the story?

What, exactly, is a "supernatural" event?

Why do we disguise ourselves on Purim?

The utility of plowing and sowing is a matter of experience: countless generations of farmers have sown and profited from their toil. Yet the Talmud insists that farming is an act of faith

"In direct consequence to the overwhelming success of the Maccabee project, the administration of Heaven Inc. has decided to provide yet another wondrous manifestation of the truth behind the cosmos, a.k.a. a miracle. We are presently accepting ...

To what extent does human knowledge and expression shape the reality which it observes and defines?

There are two holidays on which we spin. The Chanukah dreidel is spun from above. Purim's gragger is turned from below...

Nissan is the first month, but it comes six months after the beginning of the year; Rosh Hashanah is the first day of the year, but it falls in the seventh month. Makes sense? It does, if you’re a Jew.

If He had made the world a complete and utter mystery, we would have no path to know Him. But if all would fit together like a neat and tidy grandfather clock, we would not know that there is anything more to know...