With time racing and Passover impending, the question arises: what does it mean to be free? Conventionally, freedom is associated with being able to do what you want, being devoid of limitations, becoming free of constrictions, and not be binding by obligations. Passover teaches us that true freedom is defined not by being limited in …
If I got a million dollars every time a girl told me there are so many good guys out there I would be broke. Ladies ladies, I get it, we guys are arrogant, we’r picky, we don’t know what we want, and when we do know what we want it doesn’t exist, when we find …
My good friend was telling me how his grandparents were married for almost 70 years, and when his grandfather passed away, she lived on for four more years but in spirit she passed away with him. Her health collapsed, her energy depleted, and her personality diminished. Marriage for her was union, and when he died …
We are all plagued by our own vulnerabilities, insecurities, and sensitivities. No human has found refuge in total certainty; everyman is endangered by a sense of anxiety. As humans we desire to connect and share, to love and to give. And because we know ourselves the best we want to share ourselves the most. Yet …
Ancient and modern philosophy has viewed that the fate of man lies in the hands of fortune. We are born without consent and die without our permission – randomly, haphazardly. All that transpires in history is absurdity, everything means nothing and our life does not signify nor stand for anything. In the clash of man …
It is an emotional reality that life can bear the hallmarks of a tragedy. We are born under duress and many pass away under intense distress. Yet the tragedy of life can be redeemed through comedy. Humor is a testament of the human spirit to triumph over trauma. What we can laugh at we can …
Life is painful yet deeply beautiful, and yet, even in the pain a discerning heart can see the beauty. We experience frustration when our aspirations outpace our abilities. We are hurt when our love is not returned sincerely. We feel anxious when our futures are defined by uncertainty. Each of these emotions is part and …
The greatest journey of life is life itself. But it is more than just a journey through time and space but even more so – a journey to yourself. We live, we love, we laugh, we cry – and through every action, every person, every experience – we shape and create ourselves. It is a …
We live in a world where everything that has a beginning will inevitably come to an end. Some things last seconds while others consume centuries to disappear. This immutable law of nature is the law of our lives. Your age comes and goes; your youth vanishes with only the faint trace of your memories. Even …
You cannot appreciate light until you have experienced darkness. And certainly you cannot appreciate yourself until you lose yourself. So it goes that you must lose yourself to appreciate who you are. And at times you have to remember who you were to value whom you’ve become. Shabbat is that wonderful time where you find …