Jun 18, 2018 | Nature, Poems, Social Justice, Uncategorized, Workshops
Dear Friends ~ Those of you who have written in my kitchen with me or have read Through the Gates, know that the tiny house wren figures prominently in the chorus of inspiration we find here in spring. I am pleased to say the wrens are back this year, although they...
Mar 29, 2018 | Counting the Omer, Judaism, Nature, Uncategorized
The essence of the intention, in its simplest form, is that we need to know that a human being’s days are counted and numbered, with a number and a count, each and every day. And the person needs to judge and to take stock of him or herself each and every day,...
Mar 14, 2018 | Judaism, Poems, Social Justice, Uncategorized, Workshops
Dear Friends ~ I hope this message finds you waking to the spring that is surely coming, in spite of all humans have done to disrupt our planet. We’re here. Still. And we too are rousing. I am heartened by the students and their allies flooding the streets and...
Sep 18, 2017 | Nature, Poems, Uncategorized, Workshops
Dear Friends ~ I am thrilled to the bones to announce the Wissahickon Writing Circles have found a new home in the Park. Effective immediately, our Thursday Circles gather at the Wissahickon Environmental Center (WEC), known informally as The Tree House. Friday...
Aug 23, 2017 | Nature, Poems, Uncategorized, Workshops
Dear Friends ~ I hope this message finds you enjoying the luscious fruits of late summer as you move through the blessings and challenges of your prescious days in these roiling times. Wendy and I have returned from our summer travels—a week of Jewish Renewal in the...
Apr 3, 2017 | Counting the Omer, Judaism, Publications, Uncategorized
Beloveds ~ I am excited to tell you the Omer count begins next week! On the evening of April 11, second night of Passover some of us will begin a daily practice that will take us through the spring into the early days of summer. What is the Omer? Simply put, counting...
