My favorite quote is, “The journey is the destination.” I do not know who wrote it, I seen it on a tee shirt in the Whitewater Lodge on the Ocoee River. But it has become the quote that best describes my life. For the sake of this blog about my journey being so long, it …
Tag: Life
The Path of Return
Path of Return This paper is a continuation of, The Teaching of Abraham. As we discussed in the former lesson the Path of G-d is found in doing, tzedakah – righteous giving [taking that which G-d placed in our care and putting it to proper use.] and mishpot – the laws that are incumbent upon …
The Teaching of Abraham
What Did Abraham Teach? According to ancient Jewish tradition we are taught by the sages that Abraham came to the knowledge of the One True G-d at the age of 3. He was born and raised in a society full of idol worship and his father was an idol maker. On down the road we …
Hidden In Plain Sight
I begin this paper with a story of a very nice Jewish lady we had the privilege of meeting in Atlanta, GA. She had been a holocaust survivor. In her book that was written by her son; Hiding in the Spotlight by Greg Dawson, this dear lady shares her experience how she was allowed to …
Chai
Over the past few weeks I catch myself meditating on the Hebrew word, 'chai/life'. It is spelled with the letters, ches yod. As I ponder our sages teachings about how Hashem brought about the creation through chesed/kindness and how this ties to the Hebrew word for life, chai, I become overwhelmed with thoughts of our …
Emuna Trek 