Hi Rabbi! I have been listening to your teachings for about 5 years and they are incredibly valuable! Thank you for your willingness to state the truth, even though it can be difficult for people to hear and is counter-culture. I have two questions totally unrelated to one another but both important: 1) Do you
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What happened in Vegas didn’t stay in Vegas. Its pulsating shock waves raced out across the country, whiplashing into every American heart. The very thought of that merciless rain of hot lead thudding into the flesh of unknowing innocents just elicits sad gasps of incredulous agony. It only took a few hours for the predictable
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This week’s carnage in Vegas was shocking and horrifying. I put aside my previously written Musing because it seemed wrong to write about anything other than what had happened. But, I didn’t think I had anything unique to say that would be of value to most of the people who read what I write. Then,
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My wife and I have had a pretty rough few years of marriage. Issues like conflict between her and my family, and the two of us having different personalities are the main reasons for these problems. I feel like some of my screw ups, (weak communication, insensitive at times) are part of being a male,
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What does one say about the carnage in Las Vegas? Sometimes, silence, along with prayer, is the best response.
“Death is very likely the single best invention of Life,” said Steve Jobs during his 2005 Stanford Commencement address. This phrase aptly describes one of the themes underlying the most joyous Biblical festival, Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles). Before beginning the Passover seder meal, which falls half a year distant from Sukkot, we extend an invitation
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