The Man Who Did Ordinary So Well, It Became Extraordinary
Honoring a man who valued the most meaningful things in life.
Honoring a man who valued the most meaningful things in life.
When Rabbi Gewirtz’s daughter sees an abandoned fawn in their yard, her dramatic reaction indicates deeper worries.
A potential convert helps the Rabbi understand the secret message which has kept Judaism alive.
Even after years of working with kids, Rabbi Gewirtz realizes how much his own children can teach him about child rearing.
When results are emphasized instead of process, students learn the grit and determination they need to truly achieve their dreams when they graduate.
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.
When meeting with a Palestinian activist and an Israeli settler results in shared lessons… and an even deeper lesson in their unifying messages.
Habits are hard to change… but only because our brain has convinced us they are.
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.
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 it.