Published on August 30th, 2017 | by Natan Margalit
My family and I just got back from ten days at our annual “dance camp.” This gathering, which has been happening for more than 30 years, is about dancing, but more so, it’s ten days of... Read More →
Published on August 24th, 2017 | by Natan Margalit
My work at Organic Torah starts with asking a question about chochma/Jewish wisdom: Must the Tree of Knowledge be separated from the Tree of Life? The Tree of Knowledge is what we have become used to in... Read More →
Published on May 2nd, 2017 | by Natan Margalit
AT THE RECENT PEOPLE’S CLIMATE RALLY in Boston I saw this sign: “No Earth, No Economy.” The message is simple and direct: if you feel that you want to build a new oil pipeline, say, from... Read More →
Published on March 10th, 2017 | by Natan Margalit
(As published in EJP) In the depth of winter, when the stark lines of bare tree branches are etched against a gray sky, it feels like each tree has pulled away from its neighbor, shrinking into... Read More →
Published on September 29th, 2016 | by Natan Margalit
On Rosh HaShana we say “hayom harat olam” – today is the birth of the world. But it isn’t just a birthday that happened in the past. The daily morning blessings remind us that God creates... Read More →
Published on July 5th, 2016 | by Natan Margalit
When I was a kid my parents would try to tell me to think about not just the immediate gratification, but also about the longer-term results of my actions. I find myself telling it to my... Read More →
Published on January 28th, 2016 | by Natan Margalit
The snow is on the ground and winter has finally arrived here in New England. The roads are beginning to narrow with the snowplow’s sloppy drifts piling up around the curbs and our mud room is... Read More →
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