The Net – Nov. 3, 2022

“Myths grow not in the soil of any particular place but in the humus of humanity itself. We are not strangers to each other. We drink from different wells but from the same aquifer. A Hindu myth about the god Indra offers a beautiful illustration of this unitive principle. Indra once wove a net to encompass the world, […]

To Catch the World

Leaving home happens in physical and metaphysical ways. The leaf turns loose of the branch. The newborn bird flies her nest. The young Rabbi does the same.* Predictable familiarity gives way to the wild call to step out into the world. Having just left my teenage years, I was given the chance to study in […]