There is a concept in Jewish thought that God judges us in the manner in which we judge others. If we overlook a friend who slights us, God will similarly overlook our slighting of Him. If we judge someone else’s actions in the most favorable light, God will judge our actions in the most favorable...
In my February 14, 2019 Susan’s Musing, I reflected on the TV show Hogan’s Heroes as a way of thinking about how to view the pictures of VA Governor Northam and the pictures of him that surfaced from his medical school yearbook. My conclusion was that it is dangerous and stokes the fires of hatred …
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Should we avoid associating with Godless people? I’m the only religious child with 3 brothers and two sisters and I’m frequently torn between seeing them and avoiding the negative effect they can have on me. I find they do drag me down when I’m in their presence. Do I owe anything to them because they...
Lately I’ve been listening to the rhetoric of ambitious politicians both in the United States and Europe. They tend to speak of business in very negative terms usually with adjectives like greedy, selfish, and unfair. They blame corporations for everything from inequality to poverty and from depression to crime. They preach that the institution of...
A Your Mother’s Guidance post by Rebecca Masinter Exodus 28 details the clothing that the Priests and High Priest wore while doing the service in the Tabernacle and Temple. The Torah describes them as “Bigdei Kodesh” “holy clothing” because of their function of being worn in holy service. I’d like to share with you another...
Have you noticed how many books have a number in the title, like The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People? Or how many articles are enticingly entitled “The Top 5 Reasons We Fall Out of Love”? We human beings love lists. Who wouldn’t be smitten with the idea that if I only do these seven...
Shalom, Firstly I would like to sincerely thank you for every podcast, thought tool, answer to every question with so much thought and wisdom. It’s been life changing listening and reading everything you and your wife share. We live in Namibia, a country bordering South Africa and linked to the South African Rand. We...
The above words may not sound as nice as, “Do a random act of kindness today,” but they may be just as important. Stick with me as I make a case for following them. First, let me give you a few suggestions how to go about accomplishing this aim: Make clear that the newest, greatest,...
On February 6, I, like many others, was shaken to hear of the death of Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, founder of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews. I am honored to have been asked to eulogize him for one of the most important Jewish newspapers. You can read excerpts from my words on our American …
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On February 6, 2019, Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, the founder of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews passed away suddenly from a heart attack. Rabbi Daniel Lapin was asked to write a eulogy for The Jewish Press, which describes itself as, “America’s Largest Independent Jewish Weekly.” Here are some excerpts from that eulogy. It is …
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