Wilderness Torah Teachings
New Buds, Running of the Sap, Songs of Freedom
Celebrating Our Tallest Teachers: New Buds, Running of the Sap, Songs of Freedom by Zelig Golden | A Teaching for Tu B’shvat 5773 Tu B’Shvat coincides with parsha Be’shallah, the Torah portion that describes the [...]
Toldot: Reconciling Turmoil between Brothers
Toldot: Reconciling Turmoil between Brothers by Zelig Golden 2 Kislev 5773 | November 16, 2012 Rockets are falling on the suburbs of Jerusalem and Israel is bombing Palestinians in Gaza. An ancient conflict is flaring [...]
A Passover return to the desert reawakens ancient memory
A Passover return to the desert reawakens ancient memory Originally printed in jWeekly on March 15, 2012 by Zelig Golden Each year I wrestle with the Passover story: “Now we are slaves. Next year, may [...]
Reclaiming the Gift of Esau: Toldot
Reclaiming the Gift of Esau: Toldot Zelig Golden | 25th Cheshvan 5772 | November 22, 2011 In Parsha Toldot, we meet Isaac’s twin sons, Jacob and Esau. Esau, the first-born is hairy and gruff, a [...]
The Jewish Medicine Wheel
The Jewish Medicine Wheel by Sarai Shapiro | 10th of Tevet 5771 17th of December, 2010 | Originally published in ZEEK In my mid-twenties, I was drawn to live at a Jewish [...]
Reconnecting to Our Earth-Based Roots
Reconnecting to Our Earth-Based Roots: Teshuva for Our Generation by Zelig Golden | 20th Tevet 5771 December 27, 2010 | Originally published in PresenTense Our contemporary society has become radically disconnected from [...]
Jonah’s Vision Quest – Teshuva at Yom Kippur
Zelig Golden | 8th of Tishrei 5771 | September 16, 2010| Shana Tova Umetukah ~ Wishing you a good and sweet new year! One week ago, the New Moon of Tishrei shepherded in Rosh Hashana, [...]
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