Who are we to think we have ownership? Who are we to think we are above the laws of consequence? Who are we to expect a city, a land, to be ours When we have not yet earned it? We stood at the foot of the shaking mountain, And were told, through our prophet, That we are merely sojourners: That the Source, itself, Is both Owner and Provider. Our lives are held within the boundaries of HaMakom, And our living moulded by the laws of the Holder. Three times a day we remind oursel

In this engaging interview with his teacher, Rav Daniel Kohn, R' Daniel Raphael Silverstein asks him about the meaning and context of this special day, which is particularly associated with Kabbalah and the inner mystical light of the Torah. Rav Daniel shares a sophisticated perspective on “Love your neighbor as yourself” and explored how it is connected to the meaning of the Omer period and this day in particular. Rav Daniel then leads us through an accessible meditative pra

The bread rolls through my fingers crumbs slowly swallowed up by the bolus of the dough. I roll it flat, transfer it to the oven - the high heat blasts my face as I open the door, hot enough for a burnt offering. If I was the bread how would I feel? The sudden rush of heat kissing me like an ecstatic shock, complete transformation. Not an offering that burns up but one that returns to you. An offering of simplicity, of trust, of pure burning presence. I offer it to God; She o