spirituality
In Which I Piss Off Every Possible Group of People at Once
Brace yourself, this is going to be a bit of a bumpy ride.Steubenville Rehtaeh Parsons Audrie PottAmanda Berry Gina DeJesus ...
The NFL Draft, the Omer, and the Power of Potential
I am a self-confessed football fanatic. From September through January, my Sundays are centered around the performance of the San ...
Mission Driven Rabbinate
I recently read a lecture delivered by Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm, Chancellor of Yeshiva University, delivered at the 16th Conference ...
Finding Spiritual Meaning
A week filled with senseless public events is a good week to look for meaning.Rabbi Rachel Barenblat found meaning in ...
Happiness is Contemplation
Passover ended less than a week ago.Many Jews say that Passover is our favourite holiday. And why not? On Seder ...
Mysticism: the Experiential path to finding God
I’ve just started teaching a new course at my congregation on Jewish mysticism. There are many ways to engage with ...
Is “Gimme” the most important prayer?
A few days ago, I stumbled across a terrific quote, which I eventually tracked down to a New York Times ...
This year’s Purim costume: True Self
A number of years ago, I was at a Purim party and a male friend attended wearing a dress, make ...
Find room for God? Or finding God in the room?
On Christmas morning, I’m reviewing the news online and I catch the Huffington Post’s summary of the Pope’s Christmas Eve ...
One Small PRAYvor
Prayer is a very personal and private thing. In fact, to be honest to a fault, let me say that ...