Category: Week In Review

How are you? This is a question we hear constantly. It is a question that we all ask and answer, frequently without putting much thought behind it.

People frequently ask me questions about Judaism. Some are questions regarding practice, some are serious theological questions, and some fall in the category of “interesting.”

Gratitude is something that most of us feel and not always express. I know that although I have been grateful for things, I have failed sometimes to properly express my gratitude,

This week we remember Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass. On November 9, 1938, thousands of Jewish establishments were destroyed by mobs throughout Nazi Germany.

The author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie delivered a TED talk titled “The Danger of a Single Story,” about how stereotypes limit and shape our thinking.

In Martin Buber’s Tales of the Hasidim we read that Rabbi Simcha Bunim of Przysucha taught: “Everyone must have two pockets.

Breath. It is something seemingly so simple. And yet, so complex.

This week we welcome thoughts by our guest blogger, Sharon Separ. The other day I opened a “Hebrew word of the day” email that I receive daily, only to find that the day’s word was קדוש, kadosh,

As the pandemic does not seem to lose its grip on the country, as the fears for our health and wellbeing deepens, as the rage over racial inequality

We all have been witnessing a lot of loss and sadness during this COVID19 pandemic.