Published on July 28th, 2011 | by Natan Margalit
I”ll be co-leading this workshop on living life as a gift, bringing out best to community and other themes, and we’ll learn how to make preserves! Preserving our first fruits for Bikkurim Co-sponsored with Organic Torah... Read More →
Published on July 28th, 2011 | by Natan Margalit
Our May blog post “Meditation and Organic Torah: The Missing Link” was recently included in the Jewish Writing Project blog. The Jewish Writing Project was voted one of the 50 top Jewish blogs last year. Check... Read More →
Published on July 19th, 2011 | by Natan Margalit
Malcolm Gladwell is one of my favorite writers these days. But he’s keeping something from us. Last week I wrote about how I can’t be a writer on my own, and in fact no one can... Read More →
Published on June 30th, 2011 | by Natan Margalit
For years I tried to write a book, but I would start and stop and never finish. Reams of notes and outlines fill files, both digital and physical, cluttering the house with old thoughts. Yet, during... Read More →
Published on May 26th, 2011 | by Natan Margalit
“Narcissistic navel gazing” was an accusation thrown around a lot when meditation and other forms of spiritual practice started making inroads into Jewish communities a couple of decades ago. Now, a lot of us meditate, and... Read More →
Published on May 25th, 2011 | by Jeremy Sher
Check out these two upcoming events in the community! Rainbow Day Next Week: May 30-31 / 27 Iyyar Rainbow Day is next week, the anniversary of the date when Noah, his family, and the animals left... Read More →
Published on May 12th, 2011 | by Natan Margalit
Our neighboring town, the city of Somerville, was recently in the national news as the first city in the U.S.to systematically start tracking its citizens’ happiness. “How Happy Are You? A Census Wants to Know.” NYTimes,... Read More →