The Generosity, Gratitude And Grace Of Shabbat – By Marc
I am Jewish. I love Judaism. The reason I say this, is to give some perspective to those who may be reading this who are NOT Jewish. When I write […]
I am Jewish. I love Judaism. The reason I say this, is to give some perspective to those who may be reading this who are NOT Jewish. When I write […]
I always try to dance around anything remotely political on this page. The idea was to focus on the spiritual journey towards Judaism. But at times the two crash into […]
Purim is about what is… and what isn’t. It is about things hidden and revealed.It is about taking action and taking things into our own hands, but knowing that even […]
It’s between you and Him! This is a tricky post to write, but one that I think is important to delve into. While it is probably obvious to most, it […]
1:9 “Shimon ben Shatach says, “Examine the witnesses thoroughly, but be careful with your words, lest from them they learn to lie.” And the ArtScroll Siddur says “be cautious with your […]
We wake… Sometimes with a pounding headache… or maybe even some dread… If we watched the news the night before and drifted off to that, some horrible stories may have […]
For Elie Wiesel and those who have dedicated their lives to keeping history, memories and the truth alive… For always speaking out and for serving the world and fighting injustice […]
I once heard faith defined as “believing in something when logic and reason tell you different.” But as Jews, we love logic and reason… It is part of our core… […]
Ben touched on some of this in two posts… His first on Tisha B’Av… and his follow-up on “Where’s G-d?” Bad things DO happen to good people. And while I […]
Since the Fourth of July falls on Shabbat this year, this question is even more relevant, and something I thought I understood; and up until this past November I would […]