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.")

Monday, September 25, 2017

Guest Column: "To Save a Life" by Rocky Schwartz

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Editor's Intro: Each year I write a column about why I oppose using chickens for Kapporos, the pre-Yom Kippur ceremony practiced by some...

Friday, June 16, 2017

Reincarnation and multicultural Awareness

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As many of my readers know, I took down my old website a while back. Several people have asked where to find this essay from 20 years ago. ...

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Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Parable of the Rooster Prince

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A tale of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov (As told by Yonassan Gershom) Once there was a prince who went mad and insisted he was a rooster...

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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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