Sublime

Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him and he will bring justice to the nations. (Isa. 42:1)

In situations that call mainly for common sense and decency, Shimen’s first instinct is to conjure up what his bubbe (grandma) would do.

Makiko was a hostess, but that can mean all kinds of different things. Some good, some not so good. Osaka is rife with drinking spots, but an address is enough to tell you what you should expect, in terms of clientele and atmosphere and hostesses. She worked in Shobashi, the neighborhood the three of us worked in for years after we ran off that

Before every single session with a client, I pray. I don’t pray to anyone or anything specific. I just offer up a prayer to the Universe and ask to please be of service to the person I’m about to talk to on the phone. I ask to fully access my gifts and assist them in whatever way possible I can at this time. I ask for help in getting my ego out of

BUT YOU ARE NOT TO BE CALLED RABBI, FOR YOU HAVE ONE TEACHER, AND YOU ARE ALL BRETHREN. —MATTHEW 20:8