When everything is getting attended to, nothing that really matters is getting done.
Can G-d learn from His mistakes? Can G-d make mistakes?
A New Year's Eve love story that almost wasn't.
I cannot recall the last time I cried when reading about the death of a stranger. This terrorist attack was different.
We would never fix the brakes on our cars without help, yet we routinely assume we can fix the far more complicated brakes on our thoughts, speech and deeds.
My rabbi challenged me to write my theology in 100 words. This is both harder and easier than it sounds. I highly recommend the effort.
Is it wrong to angle for an edge while visibly Jewish? The Accidental Talmudist and his wife recall an uncomfortable encounter at a nightclub.
You never know how you'll be changed at the holiest place on earth...
I needed to find the meaning in all this. I found two rabbis who comforted me, one from the Talmud, and one from Ohio.
It was an unmistakable moment. My soul was a channel, flowing to and from my Creator. And the most recognizable aspect of that flow was...
