It’s not always good to pray
Sometimes it’s wrong to pray. Let me qualify that: We still need your help for the minyan. And, prayer is […]
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How’s your New Year’s resolution doing?
I joked at one of my shiurim this week that January is where resolutions go to die. We all know
Take it easy?
Do you also have those frenetic, dizzying rotor-blade days that sap you of patience, humour and energy? All you want
How to stay calm in the chaos
How would Hollywood portray the Great Flood? I picture them casting Noah as a haggard man with dark rings under
Are we wired to fail?
Do you feel inspired? Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkos and Simchas Torah fill us with high-octane spiritual inspiration. Then we
Should you get drunk on Simchas Torah?
Simchas Torah is a marathon. Not the drinking endurance-challenge, though. Yes, I know many people think that “getting shikker” is the mitzvah
Rabbis lost on a hike
I’ve recently started a new exercise routine. As I was shvitzing, cursing and trying to listen to a Torah podcast
When your rabbi breaks Shabbos
How many times has your rabbi broken Shabbos? You’ve probably never thought about it, and you hope the answer is “zero”. I
Growing old is optional
I remember wishing our cute kids wouldn’t grow up so fast. Now, they’re all independent and branching into diverse areas
Getting into character
Ashton Kushner became seriously ill while filming “Jobs”. Trying to get into character, he adopted Steve Jobs’ brutal fruitarian diet,
