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Tikkun Olam is a Verb

What isTikkun Olam? Rachel Naomi Remen, a physician and writer, explained on NPR’s show “On Being” what the Kabbalists told: In the beginning…this world…emerged from the heart of the holy darkness as a great ray of light. And then…there was an accident…the wholeness of the world broke…We [humans] are born with the capacity to find […]

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Crucible 1 and Crucible 2

Crucible: a) a pot in which substances are heated to a very high temperature or melted; b) a difficult test or challenge; c) a place or situation that forces people to change or make difficult decisions. The Moses Cone Cancer Center, an outpatient part of Wesley Long Hospital in Greensboro, NC, now houses Crucible 1 […]

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In Good Hands

5′ 5″ w x 4′ 6″ h My parents Lotte & Seymour Meyerson, who lived for several years at Deerfield Retirement Community in Asheville, NC before they died, were planning for their 70th wedding anniversary. Wanting to honor their own long, remarkable history together and Deerfield’s wonderful facilities and services, they commissioned me to create […]