…and inspire people. When a seemingly simple physical object like a table is transformed into something special it ultimately becomes a modern day Mishkan in which the glory of God…
…Dreams, according to the Talmud, become prophetically ‘true’ only when they are articulated, interpreted, understood and embraced. To drive this point home, the Talmud there teaches us that there are…
…and (3) practice daily.[3] Step one: Know thyself. This is trickier than you might think. As Dr. Eurich points out, people are generally poor judges of themselves, and what’s worse,…
…more deeply immersed I became in the thinking of the prophets, the more powerfully it became clear to me what the lives of the prophets sought to convey: that morally…
…patients, doctors who connect emotionally to their patients are less likely to burn out. Doctor Trzeciak notes that: We’ve always heard that burnout crushes compassion. It’s probably more likely ……
…Asking why questions often provokes us to lay blame and/or to become defensive to avoid blame, hence limiting our ability to thoroughly and openly explore an issue productively.[12] As my…
…one to understand and comfort her, she comes before God: “והיא מרת נפש ותתפלל על ה’ ובכה תבכה And she was of bitter soul, and she prayed to God, and…
…in reverse order; The verb זכר (remember) is only written in connection with Avraham and Yaakov – it is omitted with Yitzchak; The adjective אף (and also) is only written…
…and covenanted Orthodox Judaism that God had authored, which modern Orthodoxy supposedly maintains, and according to which: The Jew submits humbly before God, [Micah 6:8], respectfully toward all, but obsequiously…
…are remarkably consistent findings that religiosity correlates with higher self-control.[10] The author of the article, John Tierny, explains Dr. McCullogh’s findings a bit more: Religious people, he said, are self-controlled…
…every aspect of Jewish law–clearly an impossible demand, intellectually, morally and religiously. Rather, it means that conversion must involve an unconditional acceptance of the valid authority of Jewish law and…
…can an individual nowadays simply argue with the Rambam – especially without any further support? Furthermore, must I not construe the silence of so many peer reviews that as implicit…