What Does God Want of Us?
Last week, the Torah portion included the Shema, the statement that is so central to Judaism, an injunction to pay …
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And The Answer Is…
The answer: “I have no idea.” The question? The one that virtually everyone asks within 60 seconds of learning that …
Did God Create the Universe? The Answer
I find it amusing that the Discovery channel introduced a new series called “Curiosity” by asking the big question of …
Did God Create the Universe?
Get this – there’s a program on the Discovery channel tonight called “Curiosity: Did God Create the Universe?” Are they …
Unresolved Issues Hereby Resolved
I began this blog 364 days ago. Here’s what I wrote on June 27, 2010: Where to begin? I think …
How To Engage Jewish Kids?
The topic of college students who feel disengaged from the Jewish community has sparked a lot of conversation. One of …
What’s a College Student to Do?
A couple of people wrote to me about my young friend at FSU, and I feel obliged to tell you …
Authentic Spiritual Happiness!
I got a Facebook invitation today to a lecture entitled Authentic Spiritual Happiness. The blurb reads as follows: Does …
Poetry for Everyday Life
David Brooks wrote a beautiful essay called “Poetry for Everyday Life” about metaphor in language. He discussed the different kinds of …
Of course religion is a stretch!
It’s no surprise that some people pointed out that Dave Abramowitz’s idea of God’s signature on our hands is a stretch. …
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