Does Your Summer Pass Too Quickly?
Time passes too quickly when we get older. How can we slow it down? One answer is to treat each moment like a destination, not a journey on the way to somewhere else.
Are You Comfortable With Vulnerability?
Do you carry pain from abuse or manipulation in your childhood? If you don’t, do you know someone who does? Someone whose adult life trajectory continues to be stunted by their youthful wounds?
When a Repeated Lie Rings True
When people spin lies that sound convincing, you can debate them or ignore them. Neither tactic is successful. The best way to shut down a lie with a single declaration of the truth. Call out the lie, one time, loudly and resoundingly, and then walk away.
The Day Our Ancestors Matured
For the first year and change, G-d dictated every move and answered every question for the Jewish people. At one point, G-d said, ” Enough. You are mature enough to figure it out yourself.” It was a bold and risky move, but it was worth it.
The Secret of Jewish Resilience
How did the Jewish people survive the constant temptation for assimilation? We have always been surrounded by cultures and forces larger and stronger than ours. What is our secret for survival?
Recruit Your Inner Beast
G-d’s purpose for the Tabernacle was to drill holiness into the material world. Within the human condition, the idea was to recruit even our lowest instincts to G-d.
Was G-d Kidding?
While offering the Torah to the Jewish people, He also offered it to every other nation. Was G-d kidding when He offered..
How to Talk So Children Will Listen
When we teach content, we convey information. When we teach character and moral integrity