Blessings in Hard Times
Jewish tradition suggests that discovering blessing is always possible — even in hard moments.
The Redemptive Strangeness of Yom Kippur
For the ancient Israelites, the Yom Kippur rituals signified a world in which God brought moral order out of chaos.
The Anti Auto-Correct Religion
In an era of predictive ideology, Judaism maintains that humans are endowed with free will.
The Pursuit of Happiness
The different between the Jewish and Western notions of happiness is captured by psychologist Abraham Maslow's notions of self-actualization and self-transcendence.
Harbor and Homecoming: Reflections on Marriage
Remember how people — old people in particular — used to say that marriage was one of the hardest things ...
The Seven Year Switch
Shmita, the Jewish sabbatical year, teaches that what we consider normal is just a construct -- and invites us to imagine alternatives.
