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By Asher Crispe: Oct 12, 2022 in Decoding the Tradition, Inspirations | Comments Off on The Sukkafication of Self (Part 2)
The Sukkafication of Self (Part 2)
Surrounding light, like that of the Sukkah, conjures up an association with the feminine. The prophet Yirmeyahu/Jeremiah 31:22 describes a reality wherein “God creates something new in the world/earth–a woman will surround a man.” New or re/newed materiality (L: mater) comes from of matrix (L: mater) of the mother (L: […]
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By Asher Crispe: Oct 12, 2022 in Decoding the Tradition, Inspirations, Interactions | Comments Off on The Sukkafication of Self (Part 1)
The Sukkafication of Self (Part 1)
The Sukkah, as a temporary dwelling, is emblematic of the fragile nature of Creation. This delicate ‘reality’ becomes our reality when the parallelism between the world at large and our private lives merge into one set of reflections. Self as Sukkah underscores the diaphanous matter that is me, the impermanence […]
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By Asher Crispe: Aug 06, 2022 in Decoding the Tradition, Inspirations | Comments Off on The Visionary Futurist (Part 1)
The Visionary Futurist (Part 1)
Nothing makes me cringe and quake in disquietude quite like the political myopia of modernity. Were we sunk in the ruts of the dark ages, where our experience of time was estranged from notions of progress and hope was pushed off to the next world, it would be understandable, but […]
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By Sara Esther Crispe: Mar 02, 2016 in Decoding the Tradition, Inspirations | Comments Off on Coming Full Circle: Eshet Chayil (Part 22)
Coming Full Circle: Eshet Chayil (Part 22)
Zamemma sadeh v’tikachehu, m’prei chapeha natah karem “She considers a field and buys it; with the fruit of her palms she plants a vineyard.” A cute story is told of a husband and wife who have just finished eating dinner. They both had a long day and as the man […]
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By Sara Esther Crispe: Feb 24, 2016 in Decoding the Tradition, Inspirations | Comments Off on Doing What Needs to be Done: Eshet Chayil (Part 21)
Doing What Needs to be Done: Eshet Chayil (Part 21)
Zamemma sadeh v’tikachehu, m’prei chapeha natah karem “She considers a field and buys it; with the fruit of her palms she plants a vineyard.” A number of years ago a good friend of mine gave birth in her 20th week of pregnancy. It was devastating as at the time there […]
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By Sara Esther Crispe: Feb 10, 2016 in Decoding the Tradition, Inspirations | Comments Off on The Transformation of Connection: Eshet Chayil (Part 19)
The Transformation of Connection: Eshet Chayil (Part 19)
Vatakam beod layla vatiten teref lebeita vachok lanaaroteha “She rises while it is still night, and gives the torn-off portion of food to her household and sets out tasks for her helpers.” When we started our educational non-profit, Interinclusion, we wanted a tag line that would sum up what we […]
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By Asher Crispe: Dec 11, 2012 in Decoding the Tradition, Inspirations | 2 Comments
Circus of Dreams (Part 19)
To Light Up the Night There can be no stability to a house that does not have a firm foundation. Our home-world is really our world as a home. Lest we think that this world is merely something exterior to ourselves, we must be reminded that it is also something […]
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By Asher Crispe: Nov 30, 2012 in Decoding the Tradition, Inspirations | Comments Off on Circus of Dreams (Part 12)
Circus of Dreams (Part 12)
To Light Up the Night Every dance has a movement and meaning all of its own. Dance choreography weighs both steps and relationships of the dancers. If we were to teach the dance of the future what would it look like? In the Talmud (Ta’anit 31b) we find that the […]
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By Asher Crispe: Jul 24, 2012 in Inspirations, Thought Figures | Comments Off on Maimonides’ “Theosophic” Psychology (Part 1)
Maimonides’ “Theosophic” Psychology (Part 1)
The psychology of Maimonides’ Guide for the Perplexed engages some of the most subtle spiritual experiences ranging from ordinary processes of cognition all the way up to the overlap of the Divine and the human in a prophetic state. While name brand mystical literature has often succeeded in calling attention […]
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By Asher Crispe: Jul 17, 2012 in Inspirations, Thought Figures | Comments Off on Elliot Wolfson’s Reading Time (Part 1)
Elliot Wolfson’s Reading Time (Part 1)
Whoever seeks to form an impression of historical time in everyday life may notice the wrinkles of an old man, or the scars in which a former fate is preserved. The conjunction of ruins and rebuilt sites can be recalled, noting the obvious shifts in style that lend architectural […]
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