When we idealize people, we give them power over us. They are big and we are small.
What use is a spiritual mentor if you're an empty vessel ?
And why I don't go. I wouldn't go back, but I'm not going to lie: I think about the old days and there are certain things I still want that I can't have.
I’ve known a fair share of rabbis in my day, from all stripes and denominations. It’s definitely a mixed bag.
I’m writing this letter to you. What happens when you, only you, define your self-worth?
It's not seeping into my bones like it used to and I want it back.
To every single one of you, fellow Jewish brothers and sisters, who live in Israel, I say...
Tell me it's possible for us, here and now, in this narrow-minded world to keep this mentality. I'm tired of going back and forth between realities.
