Sensing God’s Presence In a speech to students at Brigham Young University, Rabbi Harold Kushner opined: “I am a traditional Jew. I observe [...]

Did You Knock? Many are familiar with the fifth of the Ten Commandments—the mitzvah to honor our father and our mother. Lesser known [...]

Did You Give Today? The Levites did not work and were supported by donations. Yet, one of their responsibilities was to give donations [...]

Our Elderly When Moses descends Mount Sinai carrying the Ten Commandments and observes the Israelites worshipping the Golden Calf, he throws down the [...]

Great Minds Don’t Always Think Alike The title above was the tagline of an ad campaign promoting one of the world’s most prominent [...]

Bamidbar: The Book of Numbers* The fourth of the five books of the Torah, Bamidbar (“wilderness”), is a book about history and law. [...]

Consider Reaching Out to Your Sibling In a recent discussion about sibling relationships, our weekly class read a poignant story about Rabbi Michael [...]

Moses and Churchill Erik Larson’s newly released The Splendid and the Vile chronicles Winston Churchill’s first year as prime minister. While Churchill found the [...]

What Is In Our Control Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning had significant influence on my thinking. It is a “must read” for anyone interested in the [...]

Earning Self-Respect: A Lesson from a Student and Friend I have been teaching a Torah study class in Brentwood for over fourteen years. [...]