This week U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced that the Department of Justice will seek the death penalty for Dylann Roof, who shot and killed nine people at a Charleston, SC church last year. Whether you believe in the death penalty or not, says Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, decisions around the death penalty should not be driven by politics, but rather “by the awareness of what it means to take another life because the life we are taking has taken yet other lives.”
What Movies And TV Shows Can Teach Us About Redemption
The redemption story is as old as time. Let’s examine it in the modern-day retellings on the screen.
The Comforting Beauty Of Asking Questions
What Jewish wisdom can teach us about the value of questions.
The Bright Side Of Selfies
This week’s big psychology headline: “Selfie-Takers More Likely to Overestimate Their Attractiveness, Study Finds”. But what if there was more to the story than just narcissism?
How Listening To Music Taught Me To Compose My Own Life
How being transported by the music of a string quartet changed me in one moment.
Creativity: The Art Of “Happy”
I’m going to assign you an “art project.” But don’t be scared. The gluesticks and crayons are only required if you want them to be. This project teaches you how to see.
It’s Time To Rethink Age And Adulthood
As society has evolved, so has our adaptation to what adulthood means to each of us. It’s time the world caught up with that evolution.
Why We Should Lighten Up About The Redskins
Why a new poll about the views of Native Americans themselves about the term “Redskins” should give us pause about how we think of the term. And negative stereotypes in general.
The Utter Joy Of Dissatisfaction
Comfort, it turns out, isn’t the whole story behind happiness. In fact, it seems the opposite might play a much bigger role. Here’s why.