God

What if God is Praying for You?

“Just call me on my cell. My house can be difficult to find.”I hobbled through the alleyways of the thick, ...

The First Jewish Debate

The first Jewish debate never ceases to amaze me. I am of course referring to the great debate between Abraham and ...

Moses and Hubris

There’s a great Seinfeld episode–and one I relate to–in which George Constanza worries that he must have cancer because his life ...

Keeping Doubt Alive

Like most people, I used to view doubt and faith as occupying two opposite ends of the spiritual spectrum. In my ...

On Carrots and Fishes and Jewish Souls

I spent several years traveling the world, trying on different faiths, seeing which one fits. At the end of my ...

Poetry on Demand

Reputedly, Rachmaninoff once said: “There’s no such thing as inspiration. You sit down and do the work.” There’s so much ...

The Jewish Message

Earlier this week, Tom Fields-Meyer wrote about reading and thinking about books and took a look at autism and God. He has been ...

Autism and God

Tom Fields-Meyer is the author of Following Ezra, a memoir about learning from his autistic son. He will be blogging ...