Family, Poetry and Health: Our Week in Wisdom
On The Wisdom Daily this week (April 6-10), we examined the merits of a “good enough” life, a family made … Continue Reading
Passover
Gratitude for ‘Good Enough’
In the film Whiplash, Terrence Fletcher – the monomaniacal drum teacher played by J.K. Simmons – fervently attests that “the … Continue Reading
Passover, Freedom, and Martyrdom: Our Week in Wisdom
On The Wisdom Daily this week (March 30-April 3), we discussed the start of Passover and the discussion of freedom … Continue Reading
How Free Are We? The Job of Passover
What makes this night different from all other nights? More people experience Passover Seder across more backgrounds than any other … Continue Reading
At Your Service: The Heart of Passover
Service to others marks our celebration of freedom from almost the moment the holiday begins.
When You Believe
Have you ever seen the DreamWorks animated film Prince of Egypt? The scene when the Israelites leave Egypt is scored … Continue Reading
Celebrate Passover with Braveheart, Roger Daltry and Martin Luther King, Jr.
This week is Passover, and its promise of freedom is for all people and taught by many kinds of teachers … Continue Reading
Wanting it All and Always Finding Enough
There is a well-known song sung at every Passover Seder – a meditation on gratitude – called Dayenu, which means, … Continue Reading
The Message and Blessing of Seder
One of the four questions at the Passover Seder – the most celebrated Jewish practice in the world – is … Continue Reading