
Lessons from a Broken Collarbone
One kind act can generate incalculable results in the life of another person.
One kind act can generate incalculable results in the life of another person.
“Quo Vadis?” As I entered my cousin Erika Jacoby’s home, she looked me in the eye and asked me the question: Quo Vadis?
Starting from right where we are, we can radiate acts of chesed, or lovingkindness in our four amos.
So far, I have not dropped the ball. Will they pass the tradition to their children? Time will tell.
That’s how it is when you lose a parent in childhood. It never goes away.
But I’ve found three ways to fight back against that feeling and take back the sense that I can make a difference to the world around me.
Fear is here to stay for the foreseeable future. What I need is a way to manage it.
What happened in Israel was a pogrom the likes of which has not been seen in recent history.
Every small thing we do because we believe that is what Jewish tradition demands from us is a step toward a more spiritual life.
Some people believe the Earth is flat. They’re wrong, of course, but don’t try to tell them that. They have their reasons.