Life
Wise Fridays: A Song of Sorrow
“Three ways are open to a man who is in sorrow. He who stands on a normal rung weeps, he ...
It’s Double Mitzvah Time!
Yesterday I had occasion to google the term “double mitzvah.” Growing up going to Jewish day schools, we all knew ...
The Secret History of Sheitels
Many married Orthodox women cover their hair with wigs as a sign of modesty. Some of the wigs are pretty ...
A Different Kind of Dance
It always confused me that the religious guys I know are horrible (secular) dancers because they almost all shuckle on ...
SNL’s Bar Mitzvah Sketch
Are you still watching Saturday Night Live? A lot of people tell me that they no longer watch the show ...
LimmudNY: The Responsibility of the Teacher
When you’re attending four or five sessions a day at a conference like LimmudNY, you start to compile an internal ...
Wise Fridays:
“Do not say, ‘Why should I lessen my own fortune by giving my money to this poor person?’ Bear in ...
Debbie Friedman, Bringing Communities Together
NPR did a nice piece about the death this weekend of Debbie Friedman, a musician whose music impacted thousands and ...
Jews: The Happiest People?
According to a new Gallup poll, Jews are the best! We are the healthiest, happiest, wealthiest, and generally most hep ...
Wise Fridays: Who Built This House?
“Unless God builds a house its builders labor in vain on it.” —Psalms 127:1 Find more Wise Fridays wisdom on ...