Is money a blessing or a curse? That depends on how we use it and what it does to us. If it makes us better people and we use it as a resource to help others, it is a blessing. If it makes us self-absorbed it is a curse.
Is money a blessing or a curse? That depends on how we use it and what it does to us. If it makes us better people and we use it as a resource to help others, it is a blessing. If it makes us self-absorbed it is a curse.
This week we will read a combined Torah portion. The first is called Matot, the second is called Masei. Matot,
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It’s not about what happens during the fight; it’s about what happens the morning after. When we get hot under
We are all on a journey, the journey of life. Although our journeys are similar in many ways, each journey
People often ask about the Torah’s view of women. A discussion about vows in this week’s Torah portion offers a
Marijuana and knives, what’s the connection? Knives In his book, The Better Angels of Our Nature,[1] Steven Pinker writes that
Importance of Custom One of the common refrains I hear as a rabbi are the words, “Oh, it’s just a
Social or Ritual? They tell a story of a dying man, who called his son to his bedside. “Son,” he
