Our lives travel over ups and downs. Sometimes we notice when our paths join with others or when they diverge, sometimes we don’t. The landscape shifts as we learn new skills, live through challenges, the world changes and we change; we don’t always notice when we’ve moved into new territory. Sometimes, though, we come to…
There are a couple of stories from the Talmud about trees. (The Talmud is a central text in Judaism, containing rabbinic conversations on topics such as ethics and customs.) In one story, a sage is walking along the road and sees a man planting a carob tree. The sage asks him, “How long will it…
Not that long ago, we almost had real snow. The weather predictions were noncommittal. We worried about commuters, travelers, and public safety workers. Winter weather can be both beautiful and terrible. Just when I thought the snow was a complete hoax and I set out on a long drive, flurries twirled through the sky. We…