Action; Deed

I walked past a bus stop just as a bus pulled over and opened its doors for me. “No, thank you,” I shouted to the driver, “I’m just walking. I don’t want to get on the bus.” “I know,” he replied, “I see you every morning. I just wanted to let you know tha...

In a moment of optimistic determination, I signed up for a membership to a fitness center. Over the last several weeks, I've learned about different muscle zones that I never knew existed...

My mother showed us how even the seemingly mundane parts of life are part and parcel of our spiritual service...

You sent the captions, pictures, and mementos with your trust of an album’s completion. And there your pictures sat. For years...

The main work for this time is to formulate our goals, visions, and resolutions for the coming year. We are given hints by G-d regarding what we should pray for, both in a positive and negative sense, by awakening in us specific yearnings and fears...

I would describe myself as a Chassidic feminist. The two terms are not mutually exclusive, though their combination is not without tension...

The thought first occurred to me in the throes of pre-Passover cleaning: What an incredibly easy religion. I don't say it aloud; to do so would elicit hostile stares from all the exhausted people in the room