Individual, The Power & Uniqueness of the

Sometimes it all seems so hopeless. You can feed a hungry child, yet millions more remain hungry. For every good deed you do, so many evil deeds are committed . . .

"Shalom Gefiltefish!" was the salutation that greeted us upon encountering the smiling face of Mr. B. To our credit, we didn't bat an eye. Hardened by two weeks of searching out Jews in the hamlets and backroads of Montana, in which we'd heard just about ...

You existed before you were born, and you're not going to be doing anything useful for a while; so what, exactly, are we celebrating?

The creation of Adam: five applications

While he does not know this, he feels it. The excitement that surges through his blood, his heart, his every organ and vessel, his every thought and impulse, carries the assuredness of his rightness, of his necessity, of his essentiality, of his ...

Man is a plot of land: earthy, rough, but replete with potential treasure...

We have seen the potential for destruction in the release of the energy in a single atome. How much greater is the positive creative power entrusted to every individual in harmony with the Divine purpose...

Perfect harmony and full acceptance of a central authority might be the ideal, but ideals are usually the greatest obstacle in getting anything done

Usually, a person dies, and then their soul shines down on us from heaven. It is rare that a spirit shines down on us from heaven, and then dies

How can an individual, with his small contribution, feel like a vital part of the collective effort?