Peace

Shalom Rabbi, The cold-blooded murder of the rabbi and his wife in Mumbai is a disgrace. As a Muslim, I am ashamed of such actions done by ignorant idiots in the name of Islam. I challenge any and all of them to show evidence from the Quran or the ...

Korach's conflict with Moses is itself a maze of conflicting elements: lofty spiritual strivings and base ambitions, elitist delusions and a struggle for a classless society. Korach himself is alternately described as the epitomic quarreler and peace ...

This, then, is the secret of prayer: The entire world may be ripping apart at the seams, but the beseecher’s heart and mouth are at peace as one. And then that peace spreads outward into all things.

True peace is not a forced truce, not a homogenization of differences, not a common ground that abandons our home territories. True peace is the oneness that sprouts from diversity, from a panorama of colors, strokes and textures. From the harmony of ...

“My wife,” complained the man, “every week she makes for Shabbat a delicious kugel. I love that kugel! All week I work and shlep, just for that kugel! When I just think of that kugel, my mouth starts watering . . .”

Sound like double trouble? Over-employment? The latest synagogue sitcom? Probably; but Jewish history is never probable.

Since all the wars of history were caused by religion, wouldn't the world be better off without it?

Take a moment to imagine the following scenario. Bored with your job and the same daily routine, you decide one day to do something radically different. You take a crash course on robotic computer programming and discover an unknown aptitude and penchant ...

Fly high, but know where you’re going to land.