"It was in that moment that I was hit with the realization that this was a man who had never loved anyone."
Elizabeth reflects on the pervasive and surreal post-election mood, in an ode to pain and patience.
We've been exhibiting the tendency to run on empty, to pretend the tank is full despite complete depletion.
In Vayishlach, Yaakov is given a new name: Israel. We may learn from Yaakov's life journey that God is always with us even during the darkest days. Through crippling and painful darkness, He never abandons Israel.
We can live life with the focus on the inevitability of death... or we can live life with hope.
Elad leaves his pregnant wife home alone with two kids as he gallivants around Israel. But it's ok with her, really. Really, it is.
What's the point of talking about ourselves? What's the point in avoiding it?
Your every step can’t help but grind riots of inquiry into the dusty dirt.
Bad treatment brings challenge, adventure, and humor if you open your mind.
I’m lonely for a real leader. I’m surrounded by charismatic pulpit Rabbis, authors, lecturers, Halachic geniuses and community activists-- yet something is missing. I don’t feel like there’s anyone out there fighting for me.