Biblical Events

Is it the competitive aspect, the vicarious exercise, the thrill of "our team" winning, the camaraderie as we cheer or groan together, or is it simply something we do to kill time?

Watching the snowy blizzard outside my window, I can imagine now the upside down blizzard that emanated from this neighborhood when baby Rachel was diagnosed.

Bibi's address has left a lot of people unhappy. Did Bibi blink by accepting a (sort of) Palestinian State? But I think that the question posed to me this past week is perhaps the most germane of all...

At first the wrongdoer is immobilized by a sense of guilt and self-loathing. Shortly thereafter, the self-preservation instinct kicks in, and the person begins to justify the act...

Even if there is reason to be optimistic about the future, is it socially responsible to focus on a bright future when the present is so bleak?

56 percent of Israelis supposedly support the truce with Hamas. But 79 percent said they do not believe, or are inclined not to believe, that it will last for long. A very telling poll...

Recent events have me thinking: What is a Jewish approach with respect to evil regimes? The story of Passover seems to offer enlightenment in this area...

This past Friday, the Reader's Digest magazine announced its "2008 Hero of the Year." Every month the periodical features a heroic individual. At the end of the year, the readers are asked to choose the individual whose heroic act stands out from the rest...

Adults enter the covenant of Abraham with a bris milah, or ritual circumcision.

Listening to and reading all the predictions and prognostications of Global Warming can be downright depressing. Will we be saying goodbye to our world sometime soon?