We often say “the thought is what counts.” But this is not always so. Sometimes the action is what counts. 

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Spiritual energy generates in quietude and radiates outward.

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There is a third space1 between public and personal spaces – the communal space.

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Observing events, no matter how dramatic, does not transform people. Knowing the Torah alone also does not transform. Linking Torah to life events and perpetuating experience through observance has transformational impact on individuals and our nation.

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Silence is not supression. Sometimes we process through expression and sometimes we process through silence. Suffering is best processed in silence.

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Miraclesd are not only about what happens in our lives, they are also about how quickly things can happen in our lives. We should live with openness to the possibility of accelerated timelines for events that are not date-dependent. We should never limit our potential with “realistic” time-frames.

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There are times to work with nature and times to defy it. But defying nature is not about the results we get but about the growth we achieve in the process.

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Integrating will and action by means of sacrifice.

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What is important is not that we sacrifice but what we sacrifice, for who and for what we sacrifice. 

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Halacha, especially laws of Tum’ah and Taharah, define very subtle dimensions of relationship between ourselves and the world around us.

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