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Oct 11, 2026, 1:13 AM

Cheshvan: The Scent of Rain

Tishrei leaves us with the sound of the shofar, the fragility of the sukkah, and the Torah rolled back to its beginning. Then comes Cheshvan. In Tanach, the month is called Bul, while the name Marcheshvan arrived with the Jewish people...

Oct 8, 2026, 11:34 PM

Rosh Chodesh – The hidden holiday (and a celebration of feminine spirituality)

With the conclusion of the Biblical holidays of Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret, it could appear that there will be a little break now until we celebrate our next holiday from the 5 books of the Torah (Hanukkah is of...

G. Orah Adarah Paris

Oct 8, 2026, 2:34 PM

Parashat Bereshit: You Can Easily Focus on Life’s Infinite Goodness

After having written my two books which explain and express Jewish mysticism and Torah, I feel like I have so much to say on Parashat Bereshit, but will keep what I have to say to its essence, its elements...

Oct 8, 2026, 5:28 AM

When Redemption Goes Wrong

Yosef della Reina, Rav Kook, and the religious responsibility to remain open to correction There is an old Jewish story about a man who decides that the world has suffered long enough. His name is Yosef della Reina. In the version of...

Hande Gençünal

Oct 7, 2026, 11:27 PM

The Space Between the Wings

On desire, distance and tzimtzum In the innermost room of the Mishkan, on the golden cover of the Ark, stand two cherubim. Their faces turn toward each other, their wings spread upward, and between them a space is left open....

Hande Gençünal

Oct 2, 2026, 1:55 AM

The Vessel of Good Intentions

On gifts, debts, and tzimtzum Not long ago, I told a friend about something that had hurt me. She listened quietly and then reminded me of a sentence she had always liked, and believed came from Dante. The road to...

Sep 29, 2026, 2:32 AM

The Golem of 30th Avenue, Part 2

The Golem of 30th Ave. (ChatGPT)

This is the conclusion of my short story, The Golem of 30th Ave. Part 1, which can be found here. This is another story in my series chronicling the Jews of Astoria, Queens. The first story in this collection, The...

Hande Gençünal

Sep 28, 2026, 9:29 PM

The Man Who Climbed Out of the Cave

A man I know recommended Chekhov's "The Bet" to me the other day. He added his own summary. Everything in life was meaningless and empty, money meant nothing, and so we might as well go live in a cave,...

Hande Gençünal

Sep 27, 2026, 11:04 PM

The Name Written in the Body

In a podcast I watched recently, the following words distilled one of the most profound themes of Kabbalah into a few sentences. "The human body is a representation of God's name. The essential name of God is Yud and Hei...

Hande Gençünal

Sep 26, 2026, 10:07 PM

A House With One Side Always Left Open on Sukkot

Where I live, unfortunately, building a sukkah simply isn't possible. But I came to understand, later than I would have liked, that this impossibility doesn't mean I can never step beneath that fragile roof, because certain houses can be...

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