Coronavirus / COVID-19

“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.” (Psalms 133) In my childhood, I struggled with a sense of belonging. Perhaps due to the open anti-Semitism that we experienced in the Soviet Union, I never felt that I belo...

My cataract operation was like my own little Chanukah triumph—my personal victory of overcoming my anxiety, and my universe turning from darkness to light.

Over the last many months, so many of the things that we thought we needed to connect to G‑d and spirituality haven’t been possible.

I saw not only the beauty that Judaism has to offer, but slowly, the hand of G‑d in life’s little details. Little did I know that G‑d was setting in place the tools I would desperately need in my life, more than I ever could have imagined.

I wondered if all of my personal and professional work during the past 40 years could possibly sustain me and my loved ones and my beloved “students” (aka clients).

There are so many people who might never before have exercised such a degree of holding back for the sake of another.

Dear Readers, This week, we begin the book of Bamidbar, which is also known as the book of Numbers (Chamesh HaPekudim) because it begins and ends with a detailed census. All of Israel who were warriors, of draftable age, were counted. “To count” in Hebrew...

Dear Readers, The coronavirus has attacked; every death that is its victim is agonizing. Fortunately, though, most people seem to recover from the virus, many without even knowing that they had contracted it. According to the Centers for Disease Control a...

I feel rather depressed. I’m not doing anything important and have not yet found another job. But most of all, I miss having a sense of purpose and identity.

How we react to others in times of distress says so much about who we are.