Spirituality & Faith / 27 Sep 2020
Blessings For The New Year
Blessings don’t happen. You must fashion them.
Spirituality & Faith / 24 Sep 2020
The Kol Nidre Prayer Reminds Us That Change Is Always Possible
As seriously as vows are taken in Jewish Law, there is room to cancel them when such redirection is appropriate.
Spirituality & Faith / 21 Sep 2020
The Important Truths Behind A Popular Jewish Story
The wisdom contained in a popular Jewish story being circulated on the internet.
Spirituality & Faith / 14 Sep 2020
Have Shofar, Will Travel
This year, shofar blowing may look a little different, but it’s still just as significant.
Historic Profiles, News & Politics / 11 Sep 2020
Reflections On The Nineteenth Anniversary Of September 11th
The horror of September 11 can not be reduced to a statistic or an emotion.
Compassion for difficulties |
October 01, 2019
What Reporting A Coworker Taught Me About The #MeToo Movement
No organization’s, institution’s, or family’s reputation is more important than the truth about mental, emotional, and sexual abuse....
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This Elul, I hope we can find the courage to listen, hear other viewpoints, and give each other the benefit of the doubt....
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Inspiring People |
September 24, 2019
Sometimes You Have To Walk Through The Door Even If There’s Blood On It
I’m not sure I’m ready to go to Germany, not sure I will ever be, but the door opened, and I’m walking through it. ...
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There's More To You Than You Realize |
September 19, 2019
The Problem With Treating Ordinary People Like Heroes
Every ordinary person has the ability to do extraordinary things....
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Interviews With Wise People Of Today |
September 12, 2019
Rabbi Michal Loving On The Challenges Of Being A Female Rabbi
An interview with Rabbi Michal Loving of southern California....
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The work of the artist, the act of creation, is an act of naming and making a thing known....
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In the span of two days, two mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton have once again brought anguish over gun deaths to the forefront of the public conversation. An outpouring of emotion was followed by questions of how many times this needs to happen again before lawmakers make substantial steps to reduce gun violence. Soon afterwards, Neil deGrasse Tyson attempted to help bring reason to a very emotional topic: Understandably, Twitter and the media excoriated him — for the timing, for some potential inaccuracies in the numbers, and for coming......
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History and policy teach us that citizenship—especially citizenship in a stable, peaceful democracy-- is almost always a matter of luck, not righteousness. ...
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Listen To The Names Of The Victims First
A video where Brad Hirschfield lists the victims names in the recent Orlando shooting. Because first we need to internalize a tragedy before we jump to speak.
