What should the role of our synagogue be at this time of plague? Of course we must attend to health and safety first and foremost. Hence the emails yesterday making...
You are getting a ride in an Uber, Lyft or cab. You are tired, busy, distracted. You’d like to respond to texts and emails; catch up on the news; phone...
Lori Gottlieb is a therapist in Los Angeles with an active practice. One day, she herself needs a therapist. Her boyfriend, whom she had thought she would marry, breaks up...
Is patience always a virtue? Our Torah portion and President’s Day invite us to consider when patience is a sin. The first laws after Sinai permit slavery. Rich Israelites can...
In winning Best Picture at the Academy awards and being the first non-English-speaking film to do so, Parasite made history. When I saw Parasite several months ago, the wisdom of...
“Do not cast us off as we grow old; When our energy wanes do not desert us.” Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur liturgy How do we approach the season of...