How can I reach the heavens when all I can think of is that I need some caffeine? Yom Kippur heightens the juxtaposition between the holy...

Joni Mitchell, Woodstock Woodstock There are plenty of stories about the “half a million strong” that were part of Woodstock, and even...

It is hard for me to personalize Shavuot, though I know there is great spiritual meaning to be found within it. Shavuot is one of the...

What would you do in an emergency? I heard something disturbing that I couldn’t shake off. This is not what I usually write about, but I...

Yet Again? This piece in The Hill, written by Rabbi Steinmetz, senior rabbi at Congregation Kehillath Jeshurun and editor-at-large at...

This Purim, start a chain reaction against Hatred and Antisemitism When did you need to step up or speak up in your life? Were there...

“…and after the earthquake a fire; but The One was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice….” Kings I 19:12 Am I coming...

Sloppy Words, Sloppy Food At times, I resist writing a post because I just don’t want to spend the time doing all the research it might...

Who is a Leader? Whenever I get ready to write a headline for a post, I google it, to make sure that it hasn’t been used before, but also...

Who cares about your organizational integrity? We are witnessing the highly valued currency of connection in many organizations,...

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Free these sons from the bondage of labels. The apocryphal story of the “Four Sons” has been a part of every Passover Seder I’ve ever...

How ethical are today’s teens? When given the chance to cheat, what would the teenagers you know do? A recent New York Times article on...

Ethical clarity? Clueless The year is newly born, yet through the lens of ethics things feel quite stale. The clarity that should come...