Notes from a Jewish Thoreau

Musings, insights, stories and nature observations from a Hasidic Jew living in the Great North Woods.
(And respectfully seeking to help my fellow Jews recover from "Nature Deficit Disorder.")

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Be Kind to Animals Week: a Jewish perspective

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I did not grow up Hasidic. There are those who immediately discount me for that reason, arguing that I am “tainted” by the secular world a...

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

A "Seven Levels of Life" universal Arrow of Light Ceremony

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Below is an Arrow of Light Ceremony I wrote for our Cub Scout pack this year. A lot of the usual ceremonies are based on Indian lore, ...

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Thursday, January 22, 2015

"Selma": Was omission of Heschel on purpose -- or a Hollywood blooper?

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As I discussed in my previous article , Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel was front and center in the iconic photo of the Selma march, but was ap...

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Yonassan Gershom: I follow the teachings of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov, but am not affiliated with any particular group, having learned the Breslov way from his books and by meditation in the forest as he taught. I live in northern Minnesota with my wife Caryl, 1 goose, 8 cats, a flock of chickens and a bunch of wildlife. No, there is no synagogue here. We hate the city and few Jews live in the country anymore. But no problem, God is everywhere!

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