Would you ever imagine that our holy Sages had a lot to say about a kiss? Would we not assume that kisses would be judged
Are you feeling depressed? Then dance! Feeling lazy? Work! Angry? Smile! Hostile? Act friendly! These are not merely glib bits of advice when there is
Most of us have had occasions in our lives when we acted as supervisors over others. It might have been in our role as parents
Parashat Hukat tells the story of mei merivah—the waters of contention—to explain why Moses and Aaron are denied the opportunity to shepherd the Israelites to
It was at a house of mourning, and she was saying something that I had heard many times before. In fact, I had said it
Conflict resolution is one of the most important tasks in human relations at every level. Open up any newspaper, and you will read of schoolchildren
Even the most casual observer of human behavior knows that people are not always what they seem to be. We all have a public face,
I no longer remember which Israeli artist colony I was visiting. Perhaps Jaffa. But I will never forget the crude, almost primitive paintings that were
Webster’s dictionary defines paradox as “a statement that is contradictory in fact and, hence, false.” In life, however, there are numerous paradoxes that are, strangely
Note: This week marks the beginning of the seventh year of the Person in the Parsha series, which began with Parshat Bamidbar, May 2009. A
Well before the concept of a safety deposit box was introduced, God told Moshe that there was one item that must be securely stored. Moshe
Whenever my grandfather would visit us he would ask me to obtain the key for the local synagogue. As regular readers of this column know
