Jewish Living
It’s a little embarrassing to admit, but I’m not a ba’alas teshuvah (BT). As I was born to observant Jewish…
Years ago, a prominent London rabbi visited the town where I was learning. I called upon him at the home…
Some years ago, I attended services in a large, impressive-looking synagogue in a New York suburb. But while the…
I have good news for those of you in despair about the shtiebelization of American Orthodoxy. I have inadvertently conducted…
Want to get a new perspective on being Jewish? Try living on a farm in Maine. I’ve been visiting an…
Those who perform acts of kindness are described by the Talmud as those who seize the covenant of Avraham. Doing…
When a family member passes away, we follow the Torah’s guidelines for the proper burial of the body. The interment…
In all addictions, I have found the same dynamic: A person feels a compulsion to drink, use drugs, eat, gamble…
Trying to discuss anxiety in a one-page article is like trying to fit the Pacific Ocean into an eyedropper.
Motzei Shabbat. The recitation of the final amen pierces the air like the crack of the starter’s pistol and signals…
Motzei Shabbat. The recitation of the final amen pierces the air like the crack of the starter’s pistol and signals…
