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Musing for Meaning
Musing for Meaning
Economy
The Economy
Surviving and surmounting the current financial crunch
With the current financial downturn, it is time for a return to basics; to the wealth we always had, but perhaps didn’t sufficiently appreciate.
Helping the Rabbi Work Out
Helping the Rabbi Work Out
I was forced to internalize the truth that had been coated with ice cream and couch potato for too long . . .
Are You Looking at Me?
Are You Looking at Me?
I stared at her intently as I drew closer and waited to see how she would react. Suddenly, the girl looked up, noticed my gaze, and put her hand up to her cheek, “I know, my face is really dirty, isn’t it?”
Getting Things Done
Getting Things Done
It can be sobering to periodically take stock of my goals and see how much I have actually done. While such self-appraisal is a noble and effective aspect of any plan, unfortunately, it can also easily lead to regrets and recriminations, which in turn can become obstacles to healthy spiritual growth...
The Necessary Loss of Innocence
The Necessary Loss of Innocence
I think it’s telling that, in over forty years of leadership, the Lubavitcher Rebbe left New York City only three times: to visit the children at Camp Gan Israel and Camp Emunah, Chabad overnight camps in the Catskill Mountains . . .
Is It Immoral to Be Overweight?
Is It Immoral to Be Overweight?
Do health and fitness have a place in Judaism? It seems that the secular world encourages a healthy life far more than the Jewish world does. I hear rabbis talk about spiritual matters, but find it hard to listen to them if they themselves are overweight. Is physical wellbeing not important?
Speaking Nicely
Speaking Nicely
“Yesterday I went into The Red Shed and looked for the photography stall. I asked the owner, Anne, if she remembered a family with lots of children coming in and she said ‘yes’ immediately,” my mother-in-law paused . . .
G‑d in High School
G‑d in High School
To place Torah in one world and "secular" learning in another borders on having more than one G‑d. Rather, all knowledge should have the same purpose: to further our awareness of the one Creator of All Things
I Facebook, Therefore I Am?
I Facebook, Therefore I Am?
I've just signed on to Facebook. Immediately, I clicked on the "my friends" tab and sure enough the computer informed that that "You have no friends." I was devastated
“I’m Mr. Opportunity; I’m Back – And I’m Knockin’”
“I’m Mr. Opportunity; I’m Back – And I’m Knockin’”
Yes, it looks just like any other car on the surface – but do you have any idea of what it's truly capable of achieving? There are incredible powers lurking beneath the hood.
The Day the Internet Died
The Day the Internet Died (Gasp!)
The tragic, the horrible, seemingly the worst that can ever happen happened. The internet stopped.
The Eye in the Sky
The Eye in the Sky
Someone's Watching You
Celebrities have this problem all the time. They can never do anything 'off the record.'
Broken Radio
Broken Radio
As fate should have it our stereo system broke on us this past week. Unfortunately, this time Anton, our trusty mechanic, told us that it wasn't one of those quick fix situations...
The Mirror Theory
The Mirror Theory
How to Handle Impossible People
We can all think of a few people that we would describe as being "impossible." These are individuals who push the wrong buttons, irritate us to no end and annoy us whenever we talk to them.
Me? Special?
Me? Special?
Appreciating Others is Important. Appreciating Yourself is Crucial.
We have a tendency to focus on our imperfections. But how many of us are equally honest about our strengths?
My Garbage Blues: A Curbside Meditation
My Garbage Blues: A Curbside Meditation
Does the partitioning of household waste in an elaborate classification system have implications for our spiritual lives?
I'm a Failure!
I'm a Failure!
In our world of inverted values, a person may have abandoned his third wife, be estranged from his children, have no friends and his dog ran away from him, but he's called "successful" because he makes a lot of money...
Steering Into the Skid
Steering Into the Skid
It's the middle of another of our Canadian winters, and I find myself driving along our snow-covered streets just as a new layer of sleet begins to fall...
How to be Humble without being a Wimp
How to be Humble without being a Wimp
How to fly high above any challenge, smash through the most impervious obstacle, take on the entire world without flinching--and be humble about it, too!
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