Beliefs & Practices
Wise Fridays: Born as an Object
“Man is born as an object, dies like an object, but possesses the ability to live like a subject, like ...
Celebrating Osama’s Death
“My creatures are drowning in the sea, and you want to sing?” – Babylonian Talmud Megillah 10bIt took less than ...
Never Ever?
Jewish ladies, we have to talk. Apparently on OkCupid, more than 20% of you are claiming that you’ve never masturbated. ...
Wise Fridays: Oppressed by Judaism?
“You feel oppressed by your Judaism only as long as you do not take pride in it.” —Bertha Pappenheim Find ...
Wise Fridays: Love Without Criticism
“Love unaccompanied by criticism is not love…Peace unaccompanied by rebuke is not peace.” —Genesis Rabbah 54:3 Find more Wise Fridays ...
Is This Real?
You know when you see a YouTube video and you cannot tell if it’s real or a spoof? This video ...
Wise Fridays: The Most Love
“The highest position in the love of people must be taken by the love of man, and it must extend ...
A New Jewish Bieber?
I had someone send me this video featuring the 12-year-old Edan Pinchot singing a version of “Imagine” for an NCSY ...
Hasids in the Super Bowl
Okay fine, the Super Bowl was five days ago. No one cares anymore. Onto the next thing. I promise though, ...
Wise Fridays: Which is the Right Path?
“Which is the right path that you should choose for yourself? One that is admirable in your eyes, and admirable ...
The Kabbalah of Love
A single woman got some love advice from an Israeli Kabbalist in last weekend’s New York Times:I might have stopped ...