For so many years I defined myself by standing out, by being iconoclastic. How did I become a person who wants to look like everyone else?
NYC is glorious: the street life, the food, the energy. But Boston is much cheaper and carries much less stress. The dilemma is intense and even spiritual.
Somebody handed me a crying baby. There wasn't really a sense that I was a stranger.
A story about a creator trying to do his best to understand himself.
Jewish monastic communities could offer warm, exhilarating homes to many who seek a comfortable niche. Let's build them.
An immersion in a mikvah is done without any clothing, so that there is no barrier between the skin and the water. Though Linda was the one immersing, I also felt exposed.
Bad treatment brings challenge, adventure, and humor if you open your mind.
As I grew up, various unpleasant experiences pushed me dangerously close to anti-Semitic feelings. So can I condemn others who express similar impressions?
There's been a lot of talk about "Neo-Hasidus" these days. Here's the Pop Chassid's take on this identity, whether he fits it, and whether it matters. #longread
The reasons for which I’d grown my beard had become less relevant. . .That I had come to know beautiful holy Yidden with and without beards seemed more relevant to me.
