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Remembering Sicily today. I am leaving for Barcelona this afternoon. Printed book orders will be a bit delayed, but please don’t worry about it. See you on my return. I will be lecturing on the Silversea Silver Spirit from Barcelona to Rome and back.
Read MoreAfter many, many hours of great discussions, pouring over the pages of Moses Luzzatto’s classic work, Mesillat Yesharim, we have finally finished the study. All 35 lectures are now available in a page-by-page progression through the text. This is probably the most important book I have ever read on the discipline of saintliness. It is well worth…
Read MoreThere is a Jewish rabbinic legend that everyone is taught Torah in the womb, but the moment the person is born, all God’s instruction is forgotten. It takes the rest of our life to recover what we once knew before birth. It’s a very nice legend. It makes me feel as if I didn’t arrive…
Read MoreA few days ago Rabbi David Fohrman sent me a copy of his new book, just released in March. You will see the image of the cover below. Of course, I devoured it. What I discovered is that this is an amazing journey through hints and clues in the text that connect Jacob and Joseph…
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