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 …
What I’ve come to learn from Torah is that possibly the two most important words in a relationship is “thank you”. Rooted in the heart of every human is not only a desire to be wanted but a need to be needed. We all need to be, to supremely feel, that someone out there desires …
Sometimes I don’t know what is a greater blessing G-d gave: to remember or to forget? Remembering is what makes our humanity. Forgetting is what helps us keep our sanity. Without the gift of remembering we lose the meaning and beauty of life. Without the gift of forgetting we die many times over before we …
I love Sundays because it’s that one day where I completely lose myself in time. I don’t carry a watch, put aside my phone and just go with the flow. It’s kind of beautiful to do nothing, and I set time for nothingness every Sunday. Ironically, I find it to be the most productive day. …