By way of a disclaimer, I am a Buddhist-Jewish American. I support the origins and continuity of Israel, but do not support the ways Israel has become an oppressor of the non-Jews within and outside its borders. October 7th – 25 days ago – Hamas. an Islamist militant...
Recently I officiated a wedding ceremony in Vermont, outside, on a hilltop with a mountain vista behind the wedding party. It was underneath a chuppah (a canopy under which a Jewish couple stand during their wedding ceremony). A lovely setting in early autumn. As with...
Part 1: Conclusion of Gyo and Consequences The recent gyo, which concluded on August 13th, was the first after a hiatus of three years due to the COVID pandemic. It was unlike any we have hosted before primarily due to many of the leadership and participants...
Part 1 – Hozro: To be in harmony with one’s environment. In recent years we have been living with the consequence of rapid climate change around the world. The last few months have been especially noteworthy in the northeast U.S. and Canada. Up until recently...
It’s summertime. Those of us living in the Northeast of North America are treated to the changing of the seasons. Each season has its advantages and disadvantages. Not only the temperature differentials but the smells of the air, the quality of the wind on one’s skin,...
We perceive human immigration primarily as a political issue today. It has been a social phenomenon as long as there have been people. Immigration has been a feature of hominid life from long before Homo sapien sapiens. Homo erectus immigrated out of Africa to Eurasia...
