What's your Jewish story? Where did it begin? Elizabeth takes a glimpse into her childhood memories, and ponders what they mean for her Jewish journey today.
Who's got time to worry about destiny? I mean, how am I going to end homelessness if I can't even deal with the laundry?
Describing the era immediately preceding the Big Bang and ensuing inception of life as we know it, the Kabbalists describe how this unified intelligence shattered, sending sparks of primordial light throughout what would soon become our entire universe. These luminescent shards of the ultimate source-code remain hidden away to this day, concealed in mundane aspects of our life, waiting for someone to come along and decode the message
The reason why Jewish children are not accepted into local schools -- and what can be done.
For me, it's Haman. It's not as awkward as it seems, I promise.
A Yom Kippur reflection on the yearning for Gd in the midst of running away from His people.
If I value Chasidic teachings and modes of thought, is that enough to call myself "Chasidic"? And aren't labels the worst?
I had only published a handful controversial articles, but the ones I had published seemed to elicit such huge and negative responses that I wanted out.
There is an oceanic pain-knowing, a tide no soul should ever be made to swim against.
I know Gershon Legman held the opinion that limericks were not meant to be clean, but this is a family post, so, sorry! Or, you're welcome!