How do we keep our Shabbat tables lively, engaging, and a centerpiece of the week? We asked a diverse group of people to share their…
Spring 2019(5779)
Around the Shabbat Table
Without a prenup, how is a rabbi supposed to help?! How can I approach a husband—who probably doesn’t want to hear from a rabbi at…
‘I’m a very short person; I can’t see what’s on top of your head. But I see what’s in your heart.’
How should one respond when he or she fails, whether professionally or personally? Prominent rabbis and educators describe how failure can be viewed as a…
Children need to learn from failure, just as successful adults do.
To me, failure is not really about failure—it’s about a challenging time in someone’s life that has not been addressed.
Students are asked to consider, some for the first time, what is the arc of their religious narrative? What types of stories are their religious…
With the recent boom in direct-to-consumer (DTC) DNA testing, more than thirty million individuals have taken the test. Until recently, these tests were done primarily…
What is it about technology that allows it to wreak chaos on our mental states?
1. Have a set time when devices (cell phones, iPads, tablets and the like) must be off and out of reach. Go dark for dinner.…
