Inspiring People
The Man Who Did Ordinary So Well, It Became Extraordinary
Honoring a man who valued the most meaningful things in life.
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Matt Gewirtz
Matthew D. Gewirtz is the Senior Rabbi at Congregation B'nai Jeshurun in Short Hills, New Jersey. He is the author of The Gift of Grief: Finding Peace, Transformation and Renewed Life after Great Sorrow? (Random House). A strong advocate of social justice, Matt Gewirtz is a founding executive committee member of the Newark Coalition for Hope and Peace, an interfaith organization of Jews, Christians and Muslims that is committed to ending gang violence in Newark. Matt Gewirtz strives to find joy and meaning in his daily life and is committed to helping do the same for others. His greatest joy comes from his wife, Lauren and their three beautiful children.
Compassion for difficulties
How A Distressed Fawn Revealed My Daughter’s Fear Of Abandonment
When Rabbi Gewirtz's daughter sees an abandoned fawn in their yard, her dramatic reaction indicates deeper worries.
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May 15, 2017
Bring The Sacred Down To Earth
The Secret Reason Judaism Has Survived
A potential convert helps the Rabbi understand the secret message which has kept Judaism alive.
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April 19, 2017
Relationships & Family
As A Rabbi, I Was Great With Kids…Then I Had My Own
Even after years of working with kids, Rabbi Gewirtz realizes how much his own children can teach him about child rearing.
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March 13, 2017
Another Way Of Looking At Things
Students Need More Hardship
When results are emphasized instead of process, students learn the grit and determination they need to truly achieve their dreams when they graduate.
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February 16, 2017
Turning The Mundane Into The Sacred
A Prayer For The President I Didn’t Vote For
A prayer that the incoming President will have the strength of body and spirit to lead our country in a way that benefits all Americans.
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January 19, 2017
Bring The Sacred Down To Earth
The Shared Messages Of A Palestinian And A Settler
When meeting with a Palestinian activist and an Israeli settler results in shared lessons... and an even deeper lesson in their unifying messages.
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November 28, 2016
There's More To You Than You Realize
The Illusions That Habits Create In Our Minds
Habits are hard to change... but only because our brain has convinced us they are.
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October 05, 2016
Compassion for difficulties
A Rabbi’s Experience By A Deathbed
Rabbi Matt Gewirtz shares an incredibly moving account of his experience being by the bed of a dying man, and the lessons he learned from the experience.
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August 29, 2016
Turning The Mundane Into The Sacred
The Spiritual Beauty Of Summer Camp
What this rabbi gained from working at a summer camp, and how it reminded him of his own time at camp and how children, and adults, gain so much from...
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