May 5, 2011
The day I flew to Louisville, Kentucky marked the end of a week-long cleanse, which coincided with Passover, the Jewish festival of liberation. I wanted to be free of any bad juju from my past that might unconsciously keep me from diving head first into an...
Sep 27, 2010
In Pali, sukkha means being in a good space (as opposed to dukkha, a bad space, otherwise known as suffering, from the garden-variety kvetchiness to more malignant forms of unease). I love that the word jibes with the autumnal holiday of Sukkot when Jews sit in a...
Sep 20, 2010
Yom Kippur occurred on a Saturday this year, which gives the normally austere-feeling holiday (Repent! Atone!) a different flavor. Sabbath is the day of lounging and eating heavy food that makes you want to doze on the floor afterwards, and joking out with family and...
