May 4, 2006

Perfectly Imperfect

Rabbi Ed Feinstein May 4, 2006

I worry about children who are told they must get every answer correct. I worry about kids told there\’s no room for second best. I worry about the child who must always be the star. If we demand success each time, and leave no room for failure, our children\’s dreams will shrink to fit their certainties. They will play it safe and never try too hard, never reach too far, never put too much of themselves into any pursuit. It is entirely possible to exalt the mind while crushing the soul.

This Week – Mission Impossible

Rob Eshman May 4, 2006

They say the people with the highest Q ratings on television are those who are most themselves in front of the camera. That explains the success Meir has had as the face of Israel on CNN, BBC, even al-Jazeera.

Wandering Jew – We Shall Pursue

Rabbi Rebecca YaÃÂ«l Schorr May 4, 2006

The association of Darfur with the Shoah is a natural one for us. When we hear phrases such as \”ethnic cleansing\” and \”relocation,\” we know all too well what these euphemisms are concealing; the organized destruction of a people.

Community Briefs

Melissa Maroff May 4, 2006

Community Briefs

Kids Learn Burial Rites From Barney

Naomi Glauberman May 4, 2006

Michael Sachs remembers that he had initially thought that a program on death wasn\’t really important for people in their 40s.

\”But, in fact,\” he now says, \”I learned things I assumed I wouldn\’t need to think about for many years. I thought the program dealt with potentially distressing material in a nonthreatening, matter-of-fact fashion,\” he said.