Self Fulfillment

Why are we here? The answers fall under two general categories: for ourselves (to enjoy life, realize our potential, achieve transcendence . . .); or in service of something greater than ourselves (society, history, G‑d . . .)

The author's experiences with prison inmates leads him to think that criminals aren't the only ones who are doing time...

It sounds counter-intuitive, but it's true: you can never get enough of what you don't really want...

Is it possible to be spiritual and selfish at the same time?

I wanted to celebrate the differences inherent in the sexes rather than diminish them; to unravel the mysteries of what it meant to be a woman... what it meant to be a Jewish woman...

Kabbalah teaches that each soul has a special mitzvah in which to excel.

Iyar is the only month in the year where every day has a special, time-bound commandment to perform. This newborn chunk of soul is receiving daily work on ourselves...

I love my grandchildren, and for the past few years I have always been around to help with babysitting, but now I feel that I have been signed up as a near constant free-babysitter...

I gave birth about eight weeks ago and this is the first time since then that I've had the opportunity to sit down unencumbered and type my soul into this ever-patient and forgiving box of wires...

What does it mean to live a life inspired by faith? like drinking of a cool stream, it is a profoundly rejuvenating experience that can empower us in our struggles for days, or months, to come...