One of the great tensions of Judaism is between the conservation of past conventions and embracing innovative progress. This week,…
Two Minutes of Torah
A thought experiment: When cutting a cake, what is the best way to ensure that the cake is cut evenly…
There’s an old joke which says that heaven and the underworld are both great big dinner parties. Both feature people…
Cause and Effect This week’s Torah portion, Eikev, contains the text that comprises the second paragraph of the lengthier Shema…
Today is the 9th of the month of Av: an historically auspicious day in Judaism. One where we commemorate the…
One of my favorite Mark Twain quotes goes like this: “If Moses didn’t lead Israel out of Egypt, it was…
A Safe Place Do you remember playing tag as a child? You run around and either attempt to “tag” or…
The Appeal of Zeal “The fundamental cause of trouble in the world today is that the stupid are cocksure while…
“Grief is a teacher – something that reveals to us our deepest values and attachments,” notes psychologist Jeannie Blaustein. We…
Albert Einstein offers us the timeless wisdom that “the greatest tragedy of human existence is the illusion of separateness.” If…