Articles by Shlomo Yaffe


		Eight Lights, Eight Lessons Each day has a purpose, so each of the menorah's lights must have a distinct lesson. Let us explore eight lessons we can learn from these little lights...



		From Barley to Wheat Is there such a thing as bad art? Amoral logic? The 20th century has settled the question once and for all, driving home the truth embodied by the "Wheat Harvest Offering" of biblical times



		Of Fasting and Feasting Why don't we fast on all the Jewish holy days? After all, they celebrate the triumph of the spiritual



		Blossoms in the Winter? I live in Connecticut, and all I see this time of the year is snow and bare branches. What's the point of celebrating the "New Year for Trees" in January?



		The High Holiday Anthem The festivals of the High Holiday season pluck every string of our being, from introspection to commitment to solemnity to joy. The key to these diverse experiences is the opening line of Psalm 27: "G-d is my light" 3 Comments



		A Debt of Truth Musings on Tisha B'Av What remains of the destroyed Temple to be held as "collateral"? What is the debt whose payment will trigger the Temple's return to us? 5 Comments



		Cuttings Trees don't talk, but they have a great deal to say. And one of the most amazing things a tree says is about survival 4 Comments



		October 20th The most important day of (this) year The countdown is over, a button is pressed, and -- hopefully -- away it goes, to where silicon has never gone before. On October 20th, we'll all be on the launch pad



		I Don't Have a Dream What do we do when a bad dream becomes too horrible to bear? We make ourselves wake up, and all the impossible predicaments and disturbing contradictions disappear as if they never were



		The Myth of Relaxation A recent medical study shows that, contrary to common wisdom, relaxation does not reduce stress. Our ancestors learned this at the Exodus, when they discovered that transcendence is not the key to freedom 2 Comments



		A Tree's New Year Resolution Did I grow towards the sun, reaching up higher and higher towards that which I can never grasp, but which nurtures me all the same the more I strive towards it? 3 Comments

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