I am a writer and teacher whose work explores attention, place, and the quiet thresholds of ordinary life.

After two decades leading from within Jewish communal life, I stepped away from the pulpit to write full-time. I now live in the forests of Southern Oregon, where my days are shaped by weather, land, and the discipline of observation.

My writing moves between essay and poetry, returning often to the question of how we come to recognize what is already present—whether in memory, relationship, or the natural world. Drawing on Jewish tradition, contemplative practice, and direct experience, I try to remain close to what can be seen, felt, and inhabited, rather than what can only be explained.

Alongside my writing, I teach and speak on themes of attention, embodiment, and spiritual life, and lead occasional retreats rooted in place and practice. This work grows from the same commitments that shape my writing: clarity, presence, and a willingness to remain with what is not easily resolved.

I write from a small home and a geodesic dome set among fir and madrone, where the seasons are not backdrop but teacher.