I often talk about how time itself is colonized. For Jews, it is the year 5784, not 2024. The words BC and AD correspond to the years of Jesus' birth and the Gregorian calendar is based upon Pope Gregory's understanding of time. Jews have been counting time for 5784 years. We also understand that time … Continue reading New Years and New Beginnings
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My sermon at a Baptist church in Kentucky on how Hebrew Grammar can heal us all
I often talk about the deep theological teachings of Hebrew Grammar, as understood through the mystical teachings of Kabbalah. Hebrew, like many Indigenous languages, is verb-based and focuses upon relationship and fluidity in a way that English, as a noun-based language, is unable to convey. There is so much about Judaism's ancestral values and teachings … Continue reading My sermon at a Baptist church in Kentucky on how Hebrew Grammar can heal us all
A Blueprint for Healing: The Holiness of the Words we use and the Liberating/Decolonizing Questions we ask
This past Shabbat, Jews around the world began studying the biblical book of Exodus, by immersing ourselves in the Torah Portion (assigned biblical reading) of the week. The first section is called: Shemot, which literally means "names" and corresponds to the beginning of the story of Exodus, as the Children of Israel awaken to their … Continue reading A Blueprint for Healing: The Holiness of the Words we use and the Liberating/Decolonizing Questions we ask
Emerging Torah as Rabbi Nachshon emerges 