The need to break out of our inner EgyptFor the rabbis, the story of the Exodus also had a personal dimension3 min read
Why it's not smart to have a Shabbat phoneA new app which offers the prospect of texting on Shabbat misses the point3 min read
Even in desperate times we never gave up hopeBehind the Three Weeks of Mourning for the Temple lies a story of spiritual resilience3 min read||July 20, 2014 15:04
How Yom Kippur can silence the wounding tongue of SatanThe dark angel, who appears fleetingly in the Bible, was viewed by the rabbis as a heavenly prosecutor who wants to bring the Jewish people to book3 min read||September 13, 2013 09:05
At Rosh Hashanah we get a second bite of the appleThe New Year takes us symbolically back to the Garden of Eden and the original vision for humanity at Creation2 min read||September 22, 2011 10:28
We don't need to bear the weight of our sins aloneDuring Yom Kippur, our minds can easily wander away from essence of the day.4 min read||September 16, 2010 10:22