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Maps of Grief, Emptiness, and Expansiveness: Abraham's (Abram's) Journey Rabbi Dianne Cohler-Esses
The genealogy in Genesis 11 helps students of the Torah to understand Avram more deeply. There is much loss embedded in the in what appears to be a boring list of names, births and deaths. Haran, Avram's brother dies (for no apparent reason) and Sarai struggles with barrenness. It's also important to note that it's Terach who begins the fateful journey to Canaan, but gets stuck in Charan (which sounds like the name of his deceased son). Avram continues to his father's intended destination, moving from Charan and traveling to Canaan. The visual map also gives us clues-- telling us that it is Avram who takes the road beyond the Euphrates, traveling the perilous journey without any obvious sources of water.
Chanukah: A Balance of Dark and Light
Exploring the binaries associated with Chanukah-- dark/light, deprivation abundance, and the deeper integration Chanukah narratives and symbols represent and exploring the intersection of the narrative of Joseph with Chanukah, the concept of "enough" and "sacred uselessnes
The Raw and The Cooked: A Structural Approach to the Story of Hannah and Samuel
tracing binaries in the narratives of Samuel I. Hannah and Penina, infertility and fertility, loved and unloved-- binaries are broken down and become new binaries: Samuel and the sons of Eli.the raw and the cooked, The primacy of priesthoodgiving way to Prophecy and Kingship.
Hannah: Making Hope Real
Hannah steps away from despair and into hope-- taking the risk of being misunderstood and disappointed.