Rabbi Ben Tzion SpitzMay 2, 20192 minTame the body, unleash the soul (Kedoshim)You are not a human being in search of a spiritual experience. You are a spiritual being immersed in a human experience. -Pierre Teilhard...
Rabbi Ben Tzion SpitzApr 9, 20192 minThe Eye of Abundance (Metzora)The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar, and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient,...
Rabbi Ben Tzion SpitzApr 3, 20192 minTwo Dates of Redemption (Tazria)Time is Too slow for those who wait, Too swift for those who fear, Too long for those who grieve, Too short for those who rejoice. But...
Rabbi Ben Tzion SpitzMar 26, 20192 minPreparing for Prophecy (Shmini)My strength has the strength of ten because my heart is pure. - Alfred Lord Tennyson In the middle of this week’s Torah portion we’re...
Rabbi Ben Tzion SpitzMar 19, 20192 minTwo-way Divine Light (Tzav)Beautiful light is born of darkness, so the faith that springs from conflict is often the strongest and the best. -R. Turnbull The Torah...
Rabbi Ben Tzion SpitzMar 14, 20192 minEffort and Reward (Vayikra)The secret of making something work in your lives is, first of all, the deep desire to make it work: then the faith and belief that it...
Rabbi Ben Tzion SpitzMar 6, 20192 minGod is Shadowing us (Pekudei)Everybody, soon or late, sits down to a banquet of consequences. - Robert Louis Stevenson The main architect, the main builder of the...
Rabbi Ben Tzion SpitzFeb 27, 20192 minGenerational Baton (Vayakhel)My sword I give to him that shall succeed me in my pilgrimage, and my courage and skill to him that can get it. -John Bunyan For the...
AdminFeb 25, 201963 minThe Zehut Platform SummaryOpening Letter Dear Reader, The document in your hands is much more than a party platform. It is a Jewish vision and a message of...
Rabbi Ben Tzion SpitzFeb 20, 20192 minWe Haven’t Even Started (Ki Tisa)The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning. -Ivy Baker At the beginning of this week’s...
Rabbi Ben Tzion SpitzFeb 14, 20192 minThe Upside of Evil (Tetzave)Evil is unspectacular and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our own table. -W. H. Auden In describing the construction plans...
Rabbi Ben Tzion SpitzJan 29, 20192 minThe Far/Near God (Mishpatim)God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere. -Empedocles After the Revelation at Mount Sinai, the instruction...
Rabbi Ben Tzion SpitzJan 24, 20192 minContemporary Ancient Transmission (Yitro)The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see. -Sir Winston Churchill The people of Israel had been freed...
Rabbi Ben Tzion SpitzJan 17, 20192 minArticulating Joy (Beshalach)Joys divided are increased. - Josiah Gilbert Holland The Egyptian Empire has been pummeled by the devastating ten plagues. In a panic,...
Rabbi Ben Tzion SpitzJan 10, 20192 minThe Kabbalistic Body (Bo)It is in moments of illness that we are compelled to recognize that we live not alone but chained to a creature of a different kingdom,...
Rabbi Ben Tzion SpitzJan 1, 20192 minThe Powers of Speech (Vaeira):If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use the pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit...
Rabbi Ben Tzion SpitzDec 26, 20182 minStriving for Incompletion (Shmot)Perfection is not attainable. But if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence. -Vince Lombardi It is probably one of the more...
Rabbi Ben Tzion SpitzDec 19, 20182 minSoul SongIf a song's about something I've experienced or that could've happened to me it's good. But if it's alien to me, I couldn't lend anything...
Rabbi Ben Tzion SpitzDec 12, 20182 minSpiritual Food Chain (Vayigash)The act of putting into your mouth what the earth has grown is perhaps your most direct interaction with the earth. -Frances Moore Lappe...
Rabbi Ben Tzion SpitzDec 3, 20182 minMagnanimous Winner (Miketz)You can stand tall without standing on someone. You can be a victor without having victims. - Harriet Woods As a young lad, Joseph...