Everyone's heard about the assumed advantages of living a religious lifestyle. Following my native contrarian tendencies, this piece is a reflection on the pitfalls of being a "religious" person.
You get up at 6:15 AM to make it from Santa Monica to the Persian kosher market in the Pico...
How passing along something as simple as a song —with love and intention— can change a life forever.
Inertia, self-imposed or otherwise, is among the most challenging things for a human being. We were designed to remain in motion. Even sleep is a form of movement. Resisting change however, is its opposite.
Hey. It’s 4:43 AM in Jerusalem. I just woke up crying, from the sweetest/saddest dream. I was holding you....
And as we dared to be human they moved behind us and began to blow again, propelling us to places our natural strengths could never carry us.
This is a strictly non-medical way of looking at pain relief.
Only seconds before he ripped the larynx straight out of my neck, I had what I can only describe as a miraculous life-saving revelation.
We are all products of the triumphs and foibles of our parents. Perhaps one difference is that while some of us try our hardest to forget, others of us work just as hard to keep our memories alive.
Why I break out of my routine every year to immerse myself in the stories and wisdom of the people who have sacrificed for our country.