When we idealize people, we give them power over us. They are big and we are small.
There are times when your heart continuing to beat has to be enough.
I’ve known a fair share of rabbis in my day, from all stripes and denominations. It’s definitely a mixed bag.
Is it wrong to angle for an edge while visibly Jewish? The Accidental Talmudist and his wife recall an uncomfortable encounter at a nightclub.
Sometimes, it seems like there's no before or after.
We come back to the same place in time year after year, but are we the same?
It was naive to think that by being more religious I could make the painful situation go away.
No one can claim a monopoly on the truth.
Isn’t that what nesting is? A physical manifestation of a promise? A way of convincing ourselves that this time will be different? And it delivered.
As I grew up, various unpleasant experiences pushed me dangerously close to anti-Semitic feelings. So can I condemn others who express similar impressions?
