Spiritual Practice

Seeking to create an ecologically rooted Judaism that could be life-giving for centuries to come.

How far are we willing to go to prove that we are right?

The Torah doesn't steer people away from slavery; it merely regulates the “lawful” treatment of human property.

We creatively insert ourselves into the mythic story in a way that reflects us, and by doing so, express our deepest values.

Abolition is more than the ending of legalized enslavement. It is a dismantling of institutionalized systems of oppression that enslave, imprison and devalue lives deemed expendable.

Far from being a bleak reality, when we view ourselves as lacking free will, it actually brings about significant and desirable implications.

Will I be able to do enough inner work to accept all the violent, human-inflicted death around me now? Should that even be my goal?

Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan’s arguments against chosenness still ring true.

We each possess a perfect, pure and untainted core.

With tenderness and love, we should encourage our community to confront the idea of chosenness and release it as no longer serving us well.