Pesach Sheini

“But it takes so little to help people, and people really do help each other, even people with very little themselves. And it’s not just about second chances. Most people deserve an endless number of chances.” ― Will Schwalbe, The End of Your Life Book Club

Thursday, August 31, 2017

Remains of the Summer

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Earlier this summer I was given the opportunity to speak to a small group of people about how much of myself I bring to the classroom....
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Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Restored Faith In Oneself- Some thoughts on Rav Shagar's Faith Shattered and Restored

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As I think of Rav Shagar zt”l, there’s an image which keeps coming to my mind. A searcher is climbing a mountain looking for the guru who...
Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Close Shave- Of beards, titles and sense of self

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What is the connection between outer appearance and sense of self? Can we express in an action that which we feel on the inside? Does...
Monday, April 3, 2017

Dayeinu?

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I haven't written on my blog for a while. Just haven't had something I thought worth saying, or lacked the words I wished to sa...
Monday, March 6, 2017

Discovering the Unknown- Experiencing simchas Purim

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Purim is approaching and I’m in a panic. I know there’s something that I want to experience on that day, but I don’t know exactly what i...
Monday, February 6, 2017

Impermanent Things- Getting a hold of what matters

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On rare occasions, there are songs which grab me the first time I hear them. Sometimes it’s the music. Other times, the lyrics grab my a...
Thursday, February 2, 2017

Finding God in History- A Review of When God Becomes History: Historical Essays of Rabbi Abraham Isaac Hakohen Kook

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As I have noted in a previous review , Rav Kook, despite being somewhat well known, is the victim of all sorts of assumptions. This is p...
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