When You Are On Your Own
When You Are on Your Own We humans are social creatures; we are not designed to live alone. We prefer […]
Tomorrow Is Too Late
A good friend recently lost his father. I meant to call him as soon as I heard, but he was
Improve Your Eye Sight
Every year, on the last Shabbat before Elul—the final month of the year, we read a Torah portion that begins
When Rain Falls in Israel
Rain doesn’t fall often in Israel. There is a rainy season that feeds the river, tributaries, and the lake, but
Let Your Child Go
The Torah portion we read this week discusses Moses pleading for his life five hundred and fifteen times before G-d
Nurturing Emotional Growth
This week we will read a combined Torah portion. The first is called Matot, the second is called Masei. Matot,
Take The Entire Day Off
I was walking with a friend, one Shabbat, and as we reached the crosswalk, he bent to push the button
Operation Rising Lion
I grew up in the shadow of the Six-Day War. The impossible yardstick of this war measured every subsequent war