What is a Blessing?

Being a Cohen or priest in the family tradition of the sons of Yisrael, or what is commonly referred to as Judaism, blessings are a favorite topic of mine.  Back when I lived in Jerusalem, orthodox Jews, when they found out I was a Cohen, would ask my to bless them.  Also, every day, during the morning prayers, the Cohanim would bless the congregation.  And at the Kotel (the western wall), during the week of Pesach (Passover) and Succot, hundreds … Continue reading

Love Cannot Contain God

I hear a lot of people say they believe that love is god.  So I started to think about it.  What if god was love?  If I believe that god created the universe, then I am saying that nothing but love created the universe.  Now, this sounds great at first.  Until I started looking around at the world, and seeing how amazing it is, started to feel grateful to be able to see.  And to walk around.  And to have … Continue reading