Do you find teaching an old dog new tricks as difficult as moving a mountain? Well here is the good news: Moving a mountain is not all that difficult.   more »

Is it really important to seek out information that can no longer be of help to you? You have already made your purchase, why do you need to know how much someone else paid? You are already a Jew, why do you need to know how other religions work?   more »

When I was a child my mother always insisted that I finish my meal, homework or chores. I would holler and wail that I wasn't smart, big or strong enough, but she always knew better. To my argument, “ But I can't,” she'd firmly reply, “But you can!” At the time, I thought her a demanding mother, completely oblivious to my limitations. Today I know better. If my mother hadn't taught me to reach beyond my grasp, I could not have been who I am today.   more »

Shavuot is the holiday that celebrates the Torah, Mt. Sinai and the Ten Commandments. In conjunction with this holiday, the Jerusalem Talmud declares, "Up till this point there was a separation between heaven and earth. The time had come to undo this separation, the heavens would descend to earth and earth would rise to heaven."   more »

The name, Shavuot, reflects the seven-week period that commences on the second night of Passover and concludes on the first night of this festival. During this time the Jewish ancestry journeyed from Egypt to Sinai and prepared to receive the ten commandments.   more »