Author name: kvodwieder

The orientation of latur vs leragel – to seek out or two spy doesn’t just apply to big life transitions. It is about our approach to every day.

How do we grow? Improve? Transform into more realized versions of our visions of who we could be and what kind of impact we can have in the world? Is growth about becoming a picture of someone else, or is it about more fully embracing who we already are? There is a midrash – a

From my perspective, this is the ultimate purpose of our faith communities – to always see through the mind’s attempt to flatten, and to open the heart to the infinite depth of one another.

How is it that monotheistic religions have produced such a checkered past? And how is it that we see such violence and terror in the name of God’s will even today in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Each one of these religious traditions have scriptures that teach love, connection, and peace, and yet we have settler violence in the West Bank, white supremacy in this country, and global Islamic terror all over the world, all in the name of God.

Our political viewpoints – whether they lean right or left, conservative or liberal have the potential to be imbued with light – with thoughtfulness, presence, and the desire to enhance and protect what is good and true.