To be honest, I never really liked ritual prayers. It demands discipline, focus, consistency and, well, it takes up time. All those...

So many of us are going through such difficult times in our lives these days. It is rare I speak to someone lately, including myself, who...

As it is a time of mourning for three weeks due to the many tragedies that befell our people, Jews are not allowed to partake in joyous...

One thing after another, tragedy after tragedy: the ravages of Covid, Hamas rockets in Israel, a fatal stampede in Israel, a bleacher...

“There is an old adage which says, “Man plans, and God laughs.” Despite our best efforts and sometimes extreme manipulations to direct...

" Jealousy, lust and the [pursuit of] honor remove a person from the world.” (Pirkei Avot 4:21) I would imagine that the best way to know...

As I’ve written before, there is nothing harder for a writer to face than a blank white page. Its void seems to be more powerful than all...

So often I have heard throughout the Covid-19 plague, “I can’t wait for life to go back to normal.” It makes me chuckle because I recall...

After the 15 months we have all been through with Covid, filling out a 2021 Census questionnaire was life affirming. What a blessing to...