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Thoughts on Thriving
As I wrote last week, I have been spending a lot of time in the forest.
Jul 5
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June 2026
Grateful for my teacher, the tree
Our cabin on Hornby Island is surrounded on three sides by forest, and the fourth side opens to the ocean, and more specifically the Salish Sea that…
Jun 28
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With What Will You Die?
Over 30 years ago, Bev and I bought a piece of land on Hornby Island, a very small rock located off the west coast of Canada.
Jun 21
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Reinventing the wheel
I get a weekly email from the Rhodes Scholarship people, and last week’s bulletin mentioned an offering from Wake Forest University called “Program for…
Jun 14
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Two Lessons (that are One) from my Book Tour
*With a stop for coffee*
Jun 7
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May 2026
In Memory of Rav Yerucham
This blog post will be a bit shorter than usual because all I want to do is introduce you to my grandfather – not my biological grandfather, but a very…
May 31
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I took TWO naps on Shabbat
It seems to me that the world we live in is designed to exhaust us.
May 24
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From small to monumental
I try to focus this blog on two interrelated things: Shabbat and Mussar.
May 17
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Taking it easy on the path to disaster
This past week, we read the dual Torah portions of Behar and Bechukotai and, with that, closed out the book of Leviticus.
May 11
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Points on the Mussar Map
When I started out on my journey into the world of Mussar, the path was lonely.
May 4
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April 2026
THE SPEAKING SOUL AND THE SILENT SOUL
This past week, The Mussar Institute held its annual Retreat in Connecticut.
Apr 27
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Mussar moments
One of the great gifts of studying and practicing Mussar is that it provides a lens through which to see more dimensions of what is showing up in our…
Apr 19
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