PREPENT DAY 27+28: Look up, Light a Candle, Plant a huge and shining flower in a blind and narrow heart

PREPENT DAY 27+28
Elul 27-28 5775  – September 11+12 2015
NYC
“How can the Sabbath
plant a huge and shining flower
in a blind and narrow heart?”
Zelda, ‘Light a Candle’
I missed the double rainbow that stretched over Manhattan yesterday, seen, at least from one perspective, comi…

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PREPENT DAY 26: Not just in case: The mini/express version of how to create your own ethical will + 3 simple steps.

PREPENT DAY 26
Elul 26 5775  – September 10 2015
NYC
 
How do I want to be remembered?
Last night at Lab/Shul HQ in NYC, Stephanie Levy, a clinical bioethicist, led a workshop on creating our ethical wills. Not for the faint hearted. And yet, how simple, profound and noble an act, …

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PREPENT DAY 24: Ashamed to ask for help I almost get myself killed. How to own our training wheels with pride?

PREPENT DAY 24
Elul 24 5775  – September 8 2015
NYC
 
How easy or not is it for us to ask for help?  When does this meet our shame?
During the fantastic Hazon NYC Bike Ride I just took part of,  there were several moments when I felt like an idiot for not knowing certain things about …

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