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The giver is the receiver

09/26/2016 08:36:17 AM

Sep26

In this most recent video, I share what I think is a delightfully subversive Jewish approach to Love of Community and the World. You can find the teaching here: The Giver is the Receiver.

 

 

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More than compassion

09/23/2016 07:53:54 PM

Sep23

Our intentions for giving at times miss the mark; reflect with me about effective altruism. How can we engage our heads along with our hearts in making choices that make the right kind of difference? Check out the lastest Cheshbon HaNefesh video: More Than Compassion.
 

 

 

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The 11 year-old in all of us

09/20/2016 12:16:49 PM

Sep20

In this post our focus changes for our Soul Accounting. We move to Love of Community and the World as our point of reflection. In The 11 Year-old in All of Us, we are invited to examine how we use our presence and voices for others.

 

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The Rabbi, the hoolingans, and the scholar

09/19/2016 12:41:17 PM

Sep19

We are just two short weeks away from the High Holy Days. Join with me and many others in the community in preparing for the New Year by doing a Soul Accounting.

The Rabbi, The Hooligans and The Scholar guides our soul accounting by exploring patience as a pillar for honoring our relationships with others.

 

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Be my cheerleader

09/18/2016 07:28:41 PM

Sep18

Being helpful and generous is a cornerstone of what it means to be a good person. Judaism offers that the teachings about chesed or loving-kindness can guide us to be the best agents of helpfulness and generosity.  

In this next installment of Cheshbon Hanefesh: Be My Cheerleader offers a concise opportunity for looking at Chesed for our High Holy Day reflection.


 

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That's enough out of you, buster

09/15/2016 02:40:38 PM

Sep15

We begin a new week of Elul and our focus of accounting changes to "love of neighbor."   This week we will explore qualities that support all of relationships. Listening is not only one of the most important gifts we can offer another; it is also a deeply spiritually Jewish approach.     Click here  to view this next video and consider what kind of listener you would like to be in your...Read more...
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