This one had me a little stumped. I'm really not sure what Rabbi Sommer means by it - but that's OK, it's up to me to imbue it with meaning anyway. There are many possible interpretations of the word "fill" - we can eat our fill, we can fill our hearts or our hands, we … Continue reading #BlogElul 20: Fill
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On Guilt
So this is one theme Rabbi Sommer didn't put in her list, but it has been on my mind lately. Last night I had the strangest dream. I dreamed I was visiting one of my March96 friends, except that rather than being on the East Coast where she really lives, it was in California. The … Continue reading On Guilt
The Perils of False Intimacy
He who guards his mouth and his tongue, Guards his soul from troubles. Proverbs 21:23 I should listen to King Solomon, the wisest of men, more often. I inadvertently rubbed salt into a stranger's wounds today. It's a funny thing about women's locker rooms. I don't know how men's are - I suspect people don't … Continue reading The Perils of False Intimacy