by Rabbi David Zaslow The problem with criticism of Israel is not the criticism, per se. The problem is lack of contextualization, inaccurate comparisons, and exaggerated or misused language. In any authentic democracy, the responsibility of informed citizens is to...
by David Zaslow The light of you bent back,reflected from a far staryears away has reachedmy eyes today seen onlyin the darkness of the night tonight. I swear that what I see is nowbut know that what I seeis light bent backfrom far off long ago. And now my...
by Rabbi David Zaslow When I see the lightthat shines on you,what I see nowis stored in me as memory.Someday (a long time off please God)one of us will say kaddish for the otherretrieving that light within memoryand leaving the realmof the here and now in spaceand...
by Rabbi David Zaslow with help from Devorah Zaslow In the Kaballah, the force of expansion is represented by Hesed, and personified by the angel Michael. In the diagram of the Kabalistic tree of life, Hesed, meaning “kindness and “mercy,” resides in the right side of...
by Rabbi David Zaslow כִּי עֲנַן יְהוָה עַל-הַמִּשְׁכָּן יוֹמָם וְאֵשׁ תִּהְיֶה לַיְלָה בּוֹ לְעֵינֵי כָל בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּכָל מַסְעֵיהֶם For the cloud of the YHVH was upon the tabernacle by day, and there was fire therein by night, in the sight of all the house...
