Lazer Gurkow, Author at Inner Stream

Shavuot: A Gift of Self

A gift of self is a thrilling gift. There are many kinds of gifts, but we almost never give away […]

Minyan is a quorum of ten and it is a Jewish tradition to pray with a quorum. In fact, the

Personal liberation from insecurity, worry, fear, doubt, or obsession, have been on my mind lately because I recently turned fifty.

A shame culture is one in which the individual is pressured to conform to the collective. Deviation from cultural norms

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What are we needed for? A Chasid once poured out his heart to Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi about his

On the last day of Passover, we celebrate the coming of Mashiach—the ultimate liberation of our people from exile. This

Passover seems obsessed with the number four. We drink four cups of wine, children ask four questions, and four sons