I am not sure how, if I didn't have a spiritual practice, I would get through the day after a dose of daily news. Even though I severely...

The passage of time has been nothing short of startling for me. During the midst of the pandemic, and even now as things are 'easing up',...

Our sages were always trying to find the shortest ways to describe complicated concepts. While there are 48 Ways to Wisdom (elucidated in...

Responsibility, Achrayut / אחריות is one of the character traits that a person focuses on while practicing Mussar and engaging in...

If not now, when? Hillel, Foundational Ethics, 1:14 One should set aside a definitive time of the day and a specific amount of time for...

Expanding our thinking beyond the physical.

When we think of the word egotistical, it often has negative connotations. However, it is interesting to note that over time, our culture...

Our tradition tells us that the sole purpose of Torah is for us to refine our character, and the way toward that end is through action,...

The rhythm of the Jewish calendar allows us to sense a deeper level of experience beyond the seasonal changes. As we leave the month of...

The physical space that encloses us and our prayers is often exquisitely beautiful and majestic, speaking to a different realm entirely....

In this era of constantly expanding communications we simultaneously contracting understanding.

How tolerant are we of our own mistakes? Do we forgive others more easily than we forgive ourselves? Should we hold ourselves in contempt...

Our days are rather filled "up" with day-to-day undertakings, and sometimes we barely get in all the activities we schedule. So where and...

Hebrew is full of secrets, embedded with layers and layers of meaning, woven from the thread of reality as Judaism sees it. I happened on...

Happy. It's often a response [I just want them to be happy] to the question "What do you want for your children?" Being happy is what our...

Every week, I get to imagine the world as it should be. As Friday night approaches, I look forward to the total disconnect I will have...

Tikkun Olam, תיקון עולם, literally "Repair the World" is a Jewish concept that barely needs definition. Showing up in many places, it is...

Aren't I the only one here? What's this business about me, a soul and all this spirituality stuff? There's a lot of talk about soul (not...

The saying “there are no atheists in foxholes” presumes that once under the threat of death, the most avowed atheist will plead to God...

How different am I this week than I was the week before? The chameleon has it relatively easy. Spending not too much energy, he gets a...