While I had begun to figure out my Judaism in college, Rick had been redeveloping his own Christian faith. I met my wife through this involvement, and now Rick had met his as well.
Tonight, I will wine and dine divine inspiration,
I will start with tremendous illumination.
Alan Jay Sufrin started writing new songs, possibly a side project, possibly the next step in his career -- and then he stopped making music entirely.
One of my friends at work just moved into a new apartment. It's not in a Jewish area, but the landlord is -- you guessed it -- a Hasidic Jew.
Seventy years ago this week, the Auschwitz death camp was liberated. For me, it’s this thing that keeps popping up in my news feed that I glance at and move on.
My youngest brother always had a spacial place in my heart. I watched him grow through years of yeshiva and then, little by little, as his relationship with Orthodox Judaism shifted and morphed into something that belongs to only him and G-d.
From Rabbis to community leaders to philanthropists, it seems we are enamored with outreach and the unaffiliated Jew. Yet, I ask myself: What about those that are already on the 'inside,' practicing Judaism? Are they getting the same care and opportunity? And whose responsibility are they?
Can G-d learn from His mistakes? Can G-d make mistakes?
G-d is not a man. Let's get that straight. G-d isn't a woman either. G-d is a combination of the Divine feminine and the Divine masculine, which are intangible yet are manifested by humans.
Listen: let my whisper part the veil, penetrate the matrixed basement membrane, cross the blood-brain barrier, enter your most...
