When I was young, I had a sense of direction that could only be explained as drifting. Events appeared on my horizon and as I watched they disappeared into other people's lives. I wasn't inv… Read More

As I mentioned in my introductory post on social media addiction inspired by an article on Breslev Israel's site by Lori Steiner, I believe our individual identity is fi… Read More

As I mentioned in my introductory post on social media addiction inspired by an article on Breslev Israel's site by Lori Steiner, I believe our individual identity is fir… Read More

As I mentioned in my introductory post on social media addiction inspired by an article on Breslev Israel's site by Lori Steiner, I think that our individual identity is firmly rooted in our… Read More

Did we miss anything on cable last night? No, I didn't see your last Facebook post about your dog. I'll get to it soon. What's Twitter say about the music awards show on TV now? Did I reserv… Read More

Are we but dark vessels seeking to follow the light of God so that we may have meaning and value in this life? Or do we have a way to capture that light in us? Should we be seekers of truth… Read More

You wanna know a secret? Sure you do.It hasn't been told to hardly anyone and it's never going to told again, but just this time, I'll let you know, as long as you promise not to tell everyo… Read More

Let's create a story. Let's leave out God. I'm walking down the street. Bad people do stuff I don't like. I use my psychic powers to bring a lightning bolt from the sky to destroy them. Or w… Read More

How do we know God? I mean, how do we have an experience that means something to us about the creator of the universe, the creator of these raw materials that we've fashioned into things we… Read More

Of all the concepts in the Jewish scriptures, I am always drawn to the ones that pose a puzzle. The best kind of puzzles are the ones that look simple but have a unlimited depth of wisdom or… Read More

Have a nice day, God bless. [Now God waits on who or what you want Him to bless]What's on TV? Whatever. Let's see how Jimmy or Stephen is doing tonight. And Corden is my buddy, we'll watch h… Read More

Prophets get a call when things are bad and are going to get worse. That was the situation in Elijah's time when the message came through to make things worse and start a three and a half ye… Read More

I understand why a person wouldn’t believe in God. When I’m sitting by myself, with no distractive force of media removing me from my own thoughts, I get worried that I’m a… Read More

A man’s eyes are fatally attracted to temporary and immediate pleasures if his heart is not fixed on obeying God. The immeasurable and infinite ability to reach out and give from the h… Read More

Growing up in farm country and wooded areas with a purely Western mindset, I never really thought about our crops and the hedge apple trees doing much other than what we wanted them to do. W… Read More

I tweeted a comment about the mass shooting in Orlando on my Twitter account on Tuesday after I had thought about some coincidences that were bound up in a little mysticism, a little YomTov… Read More

The Jewish lyricist Ray Evans romanticized a godless fate in 1956 with Que Sera, Sera, a song that explores life’s big questions while finding individual attempts of action useless. At… Read More

In Jewish culture, chametz is any food or beverage that, because it contains grain and water, may have been allowed to ferment while making it. Bread, cereal, cakes, cookies, and pasta are a… Read More

People are hungry for an experience of the supernatural. I was, too, until I found out what the cost was.I grew up reading about UFOs, alien encounters, psychic séances, ghost hunting… Read More

Nightclubs and music are partners in escapism. Worshipers of God and music are partners in praise.Nightclubs represent a congregation of believers in themselves escaping the life they now ha… Read More

In the United States and countries influenced by the US, any kind of communal activity is seen through the lens of business. We see religion, art, sports, entertainment, and politics just as… Read More

When God wants us to follow His commandments, He’s not shy about what we should do. Also, I know is He is not about taking over our life and running it for us. He has to remind us to d… Read More

At the core of the Torah, I believe, is the relationship between God and man based on what God says and what we do in response. We speak, we do art, we fight, we take action, all in response… Read More

Tremble, earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob. Ps 114:7The presence of the Lord has been in my thoughts. It represents the holiness of the place I can be i… Read More

I’m always happy that someone puts together a retrospective at the end of the year so we can reflect on who we are and maybe even help guide us to who we’d like to be. The Barna… Read More

How do we learn to do what is appropriate when we are in worship? The issue arises when we join a new body of worshipers and their customs are different than we are used to doing. There are… Read More