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Change is hard.聽There is, and there will continue to be, great suffering revealed as whole societies are forced to transition, for example, from a very heedless concern about environmental degradation to one which will valorize conservation.

In the process of developing a series of anti-racism workshops, I鈥檝e been going through all kinds of material, some of it written, but mostly videos, films, podcasts, TED talks, you name it.

On Monday, August 9, with fires raging in Europe, Siberia and here on our doorstep, the UN called a 鈥淐ode Red for humanity鈥�. "The alarm bells are deafening," said Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres.

In my recent Faith Forum contribution , I asked what motivates and drives us 鈥� is it anger, as seems to be under so many people鈥檚 comments and actions these days? Or is it love? Not that it is 鈥榖ad鈥� to be angry, but I see so many consumed by their an

You may have noticed that we鈥檙e in an election season.

Undoubtedly, the standard of living has improved since the industrial revolution, particularly for many in the West. There was a time not long ago that phones, colour TVs and cars were only for the rich, and the poor could only dream of having them.

Imagine a young woman whose leg is injured. She walks with a limp. Though she puts in effort, it seems as if her leg will never fully heal. Eventually, she gives up trying.

Going Down to Go Up Judaism is overflowing with maps of spiritual transformation. One prominent example from 岣�asidic Mysticism is the path of descending for the sake of going higher [ yerida l鈥檛zorekh aliyah ].

Rabbi Matthew Ponak is offering a four-part online lecture series on August 12, 19, 26 and September 2, 2021 all from 6-7:30 pm PT It is a myth that Judaism 鈥渉as always been this way.

Where do our moral and ethical values come from and how are they related to our religious and ethnic identities? Clearly, our moral judgments evolve over time.