Relationships & Family / 07 Nov 2019
Do’s And Don’ts For Divorced Parents
From Adults Who Grew Up in Divorced Families
Hold Dualities Together / 29 Oct 2019
What Tishrei Is Like In Squirrel Hill This Year
I am deriving joy from our Torah and tradition even when it is tinged with sadness.
Inspiring People / 25 Oct 2019
Representative Cummings: Lying in State, Dancing With The Angels
Remembering Representative Cummings
Hold Dualities Together / 24 Oct 2019
Is There Value In Distracted Praying? Are We Ever Not Distracted?
Should we even bother praying if we’re always distracted?
Another Way Of Looking At Things / 17 Oct 2019
I Am All About Nuance, And It’s Killing My Dreams
My brain will not let me accept simple answers.
As Rabbi Kook illustrated, there is always a way of exerting some sort of control, even when the world feels out-of-control....
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Historic Profiles |
September 26, 2017
Death Dance: The Town That Was Whipped Into A Fatal Dance Frenzy
During the dancing Plague of 1518, scores of people danced to their deaths....
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Inspiring People |
September 20, 2017
How I Proved My Worth As The First Female In An IDF Combat Unit
What I did in order to prove myself as the first female in an all male IDF combat engineering battalion....
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The Tao of Pooh helped me understand how you can lead a successful life without changing the essence of who you are....
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Spirituality & Faith |
September 18, 2017
As In Politics, Rosh Hashanah Lets Us Chose To Renew Or Start Over
Both politics and life give us opportunities to work to improve from where we are or start over and build anew....
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Compassion for difficulties |
September 18, 2017
We Help More When We Feel Connected To Tragedy. Why That’s Not Enough.
People gave generously towards hurricane victims because they felt a connection to their plight. But, Judaism teaches us to go beyond that....
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The Israeli ultra-Orthodox seek to rise above the system of checks and balances in order to protect their freedom from military service. This creates a dangerous scenario....
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Spirituality & Faith |
September 14, 2017
When Granting Forgiveness Is Not Mandatory During The High Holidays
There is one exception to the requirement to grant forgiveness during the High Holy Days....
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Spirituality & Faith |
September 13, 2017
Why I Focus My Sermons On Spirituality Even When World News Is Intense
Even when world news is intense, it's important to remember the higher wisdom that guides us....
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