ב"ה
Re'eh 5769 - August 14, 2009
Living
Conversations on a Park Bench
They have a son, they told us, and he's going out with non-Jewish girls. They're terrified he'll marry out. Have we any solutions? Yup, just like that, standing in front of the Bonsai exhibit, in fifty words or less they sought the solution to keeping their son within the nationhood of Jews.
They have a son, they told us, and he's going out with non-Jewish girls. They're terrified he'll marry out. Have we any solutions? Yup, just like that, standing in front of the Bonsai exhibit, in fifty words or less they sought the solution to keeping their son within the nationhood of Jews.
First Aid For Jewish Marriages
H=QR means that Happiness (H) is directly proportional to the Quality of Relationship (QR) one develops with one's spouse. The more that a couple works on deepening both the quality and quantity of their relationship, the greater likelihood they have for success.
H=QR means that Happiness (H) is directly proportional to the Quality of Relationship (QR) one develops with one's spouse. The more that a couple works on deepening both the quality and quantity of their relationship, the greater likelihood they have for success.
A Tenth Man for the Minyan
It was necessary to get people that could be relied upon to keep a secret. Within half an hour, the room held nine men. Only one was missing, a tenth man for the minyan. What did the rabbi do?
It was necessary to get people that could be relied upon to keep a secret. Within half an hour, the room held nine men. Only one was missing, a tenth man for the minyan. What did the rabbi do?
Parents’ Love for Son Crosses the Atlantic
His parents had been painfully trying to reach him the entire time he was in Shanghai . . . For months upon months, they had not been able to make contact with him. Had he made the right decision to depart from them? What ever happened to them? Would he ever see them again?
His parents had been painfully trying to reach him the entire time he was in Shanghai . . . For months upon months, they had not been able to make contact with him. Had he made the right decision to depart from them? What ever happened to them? Would he ever see them again?
When Someone You Love Goes to Jail
Sarah's husband had been sent to prison. Her emotional support, the father of her children and the family's breadwinner was now incarcerated as she was left in the pain of solitude.
Sarah's husband had been sent to prison. Her emotional support, the father of her children and the family's breadwinner was now incarcerated as she was left in the pain of solitude.
How to Have a Conversation with Your Children
In today's frenetic-paced society, having a leisurely conversation with our children can seem almost like a luxury we can ill afford. But as parents it's up to us to create a safe, nonjudgmental environment for our children so they feel comfortable to tell us everything and to question us about everything...
In today's frenetic-paced society, having a leisurely conversation with our children can seem almost like a luxury we can ill afford. But as parents it's up to us to create a safe, nonjudgmental environment for our children so they feel comfortable to tell us everything and to question us about everything...
The Jewish Woman
Swimming Lessons
Whatever mood I find myself in, there is one aspect of this ritual that remains consistent: There is always a glaring life lesson reflected back to me from those crisp, cool waters. When I am receptive enough to allow that lesson to penetrate, then those are the mornings when a good swim changes my whole life...
Whatever mood I find myself in, there is one aspect of this ritual that remains consistent: There is always a glaring life lesson reflected back to me from those crisp, cool waters. When I am receptive enough to allow that lesson to penetrate, then those are the mornings when a good swim changes my whole life...
Uncovering the Mystery of Modesty
More important than what we are covering is what we are exposing...
More important than what we are covering is what we are exposing...
Bagels and Locks
It is a tradition in my family. The women have always been obsessed with hair. They learned this from their mothers, who learned it from their mothers and on it went—sometimes skipping a generation until someone was lucky enough to be born with "good hair"...
It is a tradition in my family. The women have always been obsessed with hair. They learned this from their mothers, who learned it from their mothers and on it went—sometimes skipping a generation until someone was lucky enough to be born with "good hair"...
Learning to Mother Again After Losing My Baby to SIDS
The internet is an amazing thing. In an instant, mothers from all over the world can connect with each other online. We share interests, tips, stories about our children; we compare ourselves and pick one another apart...
The internet is an amazing thing. In an instant, mothers from all over the world can connect with each other online. We share interests, tips, stories about our children; we compare ourselves and pick one another apart...
Blogs
Buchenwald Defeated
"After witnessing such a story," concluded the Holocaust survivor, "I could not bring myself to put on tefillin again."
"After witnessing such a story," concluded the Holocaust survivor, "I could not bring myself to put on tefillin again."
A Bridge to Somewhere
I am waiting for your reply to my previous email. It looks like it's going to be a tough one since you are thinking about it so long... and how to soften it...
I am waiting for your reply to my previous email. It looks like it's going to be a tough one since you are thinking about it so long... and how to soften it...
Parshah
The Parshah in a Nutshell
About two mountains, from which blessings and curses are announced; a home for G‑d, and the difference between holiness and chosenness; meat, blood, false prophets, idolaters, kosher signs, tithes, pilgrimages, and the special Jewish idea of charity.
About two mountains, from which blessings and curses are announced; a home for G‑d, and the difference between holiness and chosenness; meat, blood, false prophets, idolaters, kosher signs, tithes, pilgrimages, and the special Jewish idea of charity.
The Translation of Evil
The prophet Jeremiah proclaims: “From the Supernal One’s word there cannot emerge both evil and good” (Lamentations 3:38). Indeed, if G‑d is the essence of good, can there be evil in His work?
The prophet Jeremiah proclaims: “From the Supernal One’s word there cannot emerge both evil and good” (Lamentations 3:38). Indeed, if G‑d is the essence of good, can there be evil in His work?
Sweeten Your Marriage with Dream Power
As a marriage therapist, I advise clients to take the time to actively engage in positive daydreams about their marriage. Create positive visual images has a tremendous affect.
As a marriage therapist, I advise clients to take the time to actively engage in positive daydreams about their marriage. Create positive visual images has a tremendous affect.
Freedom of Choice: Natural or Supernatural?
Does the human being really enjoy freedom of choice? Is there really a difference between the human and all other creatures which G-d created, which are bound by their G-d-given nature—for better or worse?
Does the human being really enjoy freedom of choice? Is there really a difference between the human and all other creatures which G-d created, which are bound by their G-d-given nature—for better or worse?
Virtue, Vice and Vision
"He's stingy; Me? I'm just careful about how I spend my money..." "She's stubborn as an ox! Me? I am a determined person..."
"He's stingy; Me? I'm just careful about how I spend my money..." "She's stubborn as an ox! Me? I am a determined person..."
Protection Money
We give charity, and pray for health, wealth and a good year. Are we "bribing" G-d?
We give charity, and pray for health, wealth and a good year. Are we "bribing" G-d?
From Manna to Meat
Life can be seen as operating in two modes: immersion in the spiritual, and entry into the world and involvement with it
Life can be seen as operating in two modes: immersion in the spiritual, and entry into the world and involvement with it
The Mitzvah of Giving Loans
Giving loans is considered a greater mitzvah than the mitzvah of giving charity because it is less embarrassing for a needy person to take a loan than to receive charity.
Giving loans is considered a greater mitzvah than the mitzvah of giving charity because it is less embarrassing for a needy person to take a loan than to receive charity.
Don't Be a Stranger
One of the birds which is described in this week's reading is the chassidah, the stork, regarding which the Talmud tells us, "she is benevolent toward her own kind." So why isn't thechassidah kosher?
One of the birds which is described in this week's reading is the chassidah, the stork, regarding which the Talmud tells us, "she is benevolent toward her own kind." So why isn't thechassidah kosher?
You are children of the L-rd, your G-d
— Deuteronomy 14:1
Print Magazine
As you treat others here below, so you are treated above.
Perhaps someone once tried to tell you about the ugly deeds of another.
You really wanted to hear. But you knew that’s not right. Gossip is a form of murder, and you did not wish to be an accomplice.
Mustering all your moral strength, you quietly responded, “I...
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