A Pope, a Rabbi, Mercy and Rosh Hashanah
I know my headline sounds like an old Borscht Belt routine. My post today is anything but. It’s simply a … Continue Reading
Supreme Smarts, Dream Cities and More: Must-Read Links
Welcome to a new week, and a new roundup of enlightening interviews and essays gathered from a wide range of … Continue Reading
When Should Clergy Weigh In on Politics?
Stay away from politics, Rabbi. Many of my colleagues receive – and some give – this advice. There’s a lot … Continue Reading
Science, Roadblocks and MTV: Our Week in Wisdom
On The Wisdom Daily this week (Aug. 31-Sept. 4), we discussed the walls people put up to feel safe, the … Continue Reading
Religious Freedom vs. Imposing Your Faith on Others
From Odyssey Networks’ Faith on the Record series: A county clerk in Kentucky has been jailed for refusing to issue … Continue Reading
Is ‘Beginner’s Mind’ Helpful in Reducing Gun Violence?
The brazen shooting near Roanoke, Va., that killed local TV reporter Alison Parker, 24, and cameraman Adam Ward, 27, during … Continue Reading
The Gift of Recognizing What’s in Your Way
When I was an MFA student at Bennington many years ago, I had a poetry mentor named Jason Shinder who … Continue Reading
America, Do We Have a (VMA) Problem?
MTV’s 2015 Video Music Awards was the most tweeted (non-Super Bowl) event since…wait for it…tracking ever began! Really? Even if … Continue Reading
Failure Is, in Fact, Always an Option
The world of psychology was recently shaken to its core. Since science is based on testing and retesting hypotheses, several … Continue Reading
Imprisoned by Insecurity
Today, although I’m writing about Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker, and indeed I’m writing about border security, this post is … Continue Reading