ב"ה
Vayeira
Living
The Day the Internet Died (Gasp!)
The tragic, the horrible, seemingly the worst that can ever happen happened. The internet stopped.
The tragic, the horrible, seemingly the worst that can ever happen happened. The internet stopped.
Chassidic Thought
The Jewish Woman
A Pillar of Salt
I read how Lot is saved and his wife turns into a pillar of salt. And I search to see my life in these words. I'd rather not see it, of course, as the connection is too intense, too real, too true
I read how Lot is saved and his wife turns into a pillar of salt. And I search to see my life in these words. I'd rather not see it, of course, as the connection is too intense, too real, too true
Questions and Answers
How to Be a Father
I'm a father and I have no idea how to bring up a Jewish boy. All I know is not to do as my father did.
I'm a father and I have no idea how to bring up a Jewish boy. All I know is not to do as my father did.
Do I Say a Blessing on Non-Kosher Food?
I'm starting to become more observant of the Torah laws, but I'm not yet at the stage of keeping 100% kosher. What do you advise?
I'm starting to become more observant of the Torah laws, but I'm not yet at the stage of keeping 100% kosher. What do you advise?
Dealing With Past Baggage
How do I deal with all the baggage of my past lives? Okay, so now I'm (struggling to be) a kosher Jew, but all the thoughts of the past keep coming back.
How do I deal with all the baggage of my past lives? Okay, so now I'm (struggling to be) a kosher Jew, but all the thoughts of the past keep coming back.
Jewish History
Rachel: The Epitome of Motherhood
“This was not during the rainy season, when I could claim that it was because of the mud that I did not bring her to Hebron. The roads were dry and good. Still, I buried her alongside the road to Ephrath . . .”
“This was not during the rainy season, when I could claim that it was because of the mud that I did not bring her to Hebron. The roads were dry and good. Still, I buried her alongside the road to Ephrath . . .”
Parshah
Sometimes the Greatest Gift is One You Don't Give
Receiving often has strings attached. So is it wise to be on the receiving end?
Receiving often has strings attached. So is it wise to be on the receiving end?
The Lost Cause Scenario
Much is made of Abraham's valiant efforts to save the city of Sodom. But something about the story just doesn't add up…
Much is made of Abraham's valiant efforts to save the city of Sodom. But something about the story just doesn't add up…
The Binding of Isaac
Every nation has its martyrs. Is there anything truly unique about Abraham's deed, or about the Jew's readiness to sacrifice himself for his Creator?
Every nation has its martyrs. Is there anything truly unique about Abraham's deed, or about the Jew's readiness to sacrifice himself for his Creator?
Jewish Stories
The Gift
All I could think of in that funeral home was how my father had given so very much to me, and with his coffin a few feet away, I struggled to figure out what I had given him in return.
All I could think of in that funeral home was how my father had given so very much to me, and with his coffin a few feet away, I struggled to figure out what I had given him in return.
The Beautiful Bride
"Why did your husband leave you?" asked Rabbi Israel. "He says that I'm ugly," said the deserted wife. "And what do you say to that?" asked the Chassidic master.
"Why did your husband leave you?" asked Rabbi Israel. "He says that I'm ugly," said the deserted wife. "And what do you say to that?" asked the Chassidic master.
Tefillin on the Berm Between Iraq and Syria
While I was deployed to Iraq, a lone Jewish Marine Corps Officer among hundreds of Iraqi soldiers in a remote region of the Syrian border, I had to live with keeping my religious identity to myself.
While I was deployed to Iraq, a lone Jewish Marine Corps Officer among hundreds of Iraqi soldiers in a remote region of the Syrian border, I had to live with keeping my religious identity to myself.
A Rich Man's Hospitality
Disguised as simple beggars, the holy brothers journeyed from village to village…
Disguised as simple beggars, the holy brothers journeyed from village to village…
It's better to eat in order to pray than to pray in order to eat
— Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch (1789-1866)
Print Magazine
G‑d doesn’t need you to report on the dirt in His world.
He sent you here to search out the jewels hidden in the mud, clean them and polish them until they shine.
And when you bring them to Him, the angels make a crown of them for Him, saying, “Look what Your children have made for You out of the mud!”
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