Chosen And Choosing: What It Means To Be A Jew – By Marc
Being Jewish is joyous, or at least it can be and should be. But being Jewish is not easy. Neither is being the “Chosen People.”In fact, we have often been […]
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The Light We All Are (Happy Chanukah) – By Marc
In Ben’s great and informative post last week he had a photo that so moved me… brought me to literal tears… and yet, greatly inspired me… I am using it […]
Partners In Healing, Partners In Creation – By Marc
Why isn’t the world perfect?I mean this seems like a logical question, especially if you believe that G-d is perfect. Clearly Hashem has infinite power and can do anything, so […]
Questions And Comfort – By Marc
I write this out of my house, but hoping to get back in this afternoon… Though new flare ups have just erupted in the Lake Sherwood area of Westlake. No, […]
From Pittsburgh With Light – By Marc
Last week’s Parsha Chaya Sarah, the first after the horrific events in Pittsburgh, opens with the funeral of Sarah. A funeral! While I know there are no coincidences, it still […]
With Words – By Marc
With words… With words G-d created the world. With words, will humans destroy it?“Words create worlds.” – Rabbi Abraham Heschel “God has granted us the powerful gift of language, the tool […]
The Truth, The Whole Truth And Nothing But The Truth – By Marc
So yeah, this post is going to have political undertones. I try to avoid it like the plague and too often find myself stuck between a rock and a sharp, […]
