You thought your life would run smoothly, right? We all do. Then, something comes off, tragic or happy, which proves to us that life is

Regular readers of this column on the weekly Torah portion are familiar with my style. They know that I usually focus upon some early personal

Many years ago, when I was studying for my doctorate in psychology, we had a number of fairly strict requirements in addition to our courses

When I was a young boy I had two distinct images of a strong man. One was of Charles Atlas. Do you remember him? If

“You can’t find decent help these days!” This is a common complaint heard in middle-class homes, particularly in Jewish kitchens during the season of preparations

Note from the author: This column, originally published in 2014, speaks directly to issues that have arisen this week regarding the right of women to

I never thought that I would begin a discussion of the weekly Torah portion by referring to a person who was canonized as a saint

I picked him up at the airport. He was arriving in Baltimore, where I was then a rabbi, to deliver an address and then return

The most famous verse in Leviticus may be the command, “Ve-ahavta le-re’acha ka-mocha” (Lev. 19:18). But what exactly does it mean? For example, what is

The Torah is replete with inspiring stories of its heroes. The lives of Abraham, Jacob, Moses and David, to name just a few, are narrated

The word mabul is typically translated as “flood.” But in order to truly understand the meaning of a word, we must determine its three-letter root.

It was advertised as one symposium at a major psychology conference. It was to be a discussion about memory and forgetfulness. But it turned out