Elul, Month of

Maybe I have habits like selfishness or inconsideration. At some time in my past, these habits may have been ways of protecting myself. But now they form my E.G.O.: Edge G-d Out. And now, in Elul, I want to edge Him back in.

Nominating a leader and fine-tuning and recommitting to our mission statement. It would be difficult to find words that would better sum up the theme of the month of Elul.

You are holding your grandmother’s delicate tea cup when it slips from your fingers and crashes onto the hard floor, shattering into a hundred pieces. The laws of nature affirm that it cannot be made whole again. Sure, you can try to repair it, but it wil...

The Jews in the shtetls were simple but careful to keep mitzvot to the best of their knowledge. They set times for daily prayers and respected Torah learning. They were sincere Jews who tried their best. But, for many, an ice had formed around their heart...

Can I tempt you? Invest 3 minutes of your time for the next month or so. In return, you will find hope, faith and consolation.

The important thing for me was just to keep on moving, which I knew was great exercise, even with my sloppy strokes.

I prefer a candidate who will single-mindedly and tenaciously pursue the solutions to one, two or maximum three issues. Issues that might not be of the greatest importance, but ones that matter to the electorate.

We must let the power-that-is know that we are highly dissatisfied. I ask of you all to go in droves to the local town hall meeting and vent. Scream and rage, beg and demand...

We'll hear or see something, or someone fails to come through for us in a certain area, and we immediately draw conclusions, pronounce judgment, and already map a course of action to redress the perceived wrong—only to later learn of the larger context...