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||October 23, 2014 13:09
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