Wit vs. Witness
“When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.” — Abraham Joshua Heschel
Miscellaneous
Catch-all category
Rabbi Joseph Telushkin: The Rebbe’s Example
A wonderful video of Rabbi Telushkin, author of many books including A Code of Jewish Ethics, Volumes I & II. In this video, Telushkin brings out an important characteristic in the Lubavitcher Rebbe, the most important characteristic of a great leader: humility. He then relates this back to Moses, and the reasons why he was …
Celebrate Tu Bishvat!
What do wheat, barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives, honey and/or dates and this month have in common? Two weeks from today is a minor holiday called Tu Bishvat. Tu Bishvat means the 15th (ו + ט) of the Hebrew month of Shevat. A few years ago our family started celebrating Tu Bishvat, and it has been …
Taking the Jewish Jesus to Church
Last night I had a wonderful opportunity to speak to a church in Little Rock. It’s a new home-style church, filled with a young, diverse, and forward-thinking individuals and families bent on making a difference in central Arkansas. The pastor is a friend and former employee of mine who has been around me long enough to …
Back to School!
This Fall means more than just the children getting back to school. So am I! After being out of school for 16 years, I just enrolled last week into an accredited, Hebrew-roots college (which I will tell more about later). Even after going to college for over 4 years back in the day, I never …