Logical Consequences And The Chronically Ill
Last week I tried to explain a discipline technique called "Logical Consequence".
Your Rights Are At Stake
If you're part of the 95% of Americans who own an Apple device, you're being spied on at this very moment.
Myszyniec, Ostroleka
I recently had the pleasure of meeting Abe Schwartz of Detroit.
A Letter To My Camper
Dear Ariana,
It was a steep, downhill walk from our bunkhouse to the marquee where we would be lighting Shabbos candles. A weak sun sank lower into the mountains, the sky behind it a hazy yellow with streaks of pink weaving their way through purple accents.
Smells Like Purim
Half the people you ask want something substantial and homemade that they can eat for lunch, and half the people want candy, because it’s shelf stable, and, no offense, certified kosher.
Commemorating The Start Of World War II
The official beginning of World War II was September 1, 1939. On that day German soldiers invaded Gdansk after bombarding the city with a military warship. As part of the Polish Government's official series of events marking seven decades since the start of World War II, Poland's Jewish community and the Jerusalem-based "Shavei Israel" organization held a special ceremony yesterday in the Gdansk synagogue to commemorate the outbreak of the war, which paved the way for the Holocaust.
Under The Influence?
Young people tend to be too naive and idealistic to fully fathom the implications of their actions.
Religion and The Presidency
With Presidents Day coming up next Monday, it seemed like the ideal time to chat with Paul Kengor, associate professor of political science and executive director of the Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College in Grove City, Pennsylvania.
Letter From A Soldier
Students in the Lubavitch Senior School in London were asked to recreate a historical event. Miriam Ives, age 15, wrote a letter to a newspaper in the guise of a soldier during the Crimean War.
Hashem’s Power
On October 29th, the verdict was revealed
As we faced what was destined as the Din was sealed
With a storm that echoed the words we know to be true
of B'Rosh Hashanah Yikaseivu.
Dial B For Blocking
You don’t need me to tell you all this, because like me, you are getting inundated by these calls as well.
Is Your Cup Half Empty?
But even though their medical situations were similar, how they mentally dealt with their new status quo was often as different as night and day.
A Tale Of Two Tickets
How efficient to kill two birds with one stone – or booking. Actually three birds, since I invited a man I had commiserated with while waiting my turn to join me.
Being ‘Nicely’ In Control
As much as we may scratch our heads in disbelief, the fact is summer is ending, (and with it hopefully, the heat). For Jews everywhere, this means that we are approaching the days in the Jewish calendar during which we take time out from the familiar flow of our daily lives to think about the things we would rather not think about, like illness, misfortune and death.
Bush Keeps Promise, Pulls Out of Durban
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The Bush administration pulled out of the U.N. World Conference Against Racism in Durban, South Africa, Monday evening after efforts to soften the anti-Israel language of the conference?s draft summary statement failed.
The Positive Side of Autism: An Interview with Dr. Temple Grandin
For many years, autism was considered to be a rare, mysterious and severely disabling condition. But in recent years, due at least in part to a broadening of its medical definition, the incidence of the diagnosis of autism and related disorders has risen to about 1 in every 150 babies born in this country.
Young People are Missing Out
At the American Jewish Historical Society, there was an excellent program about Jewish women in the Civil War. The audience learned about such colorful women as Phoebe Yates Pember who served as a nurse, with 15,000 patients coming under her direct care during the war and Clara Solomon, a teenager who chronicled the Civil War.
The Highs And Lows Of Marijuana Use
Chronic pain is debilitating and eating or smoking pot has given many people relief. Most people see it as a benign way of dealing with pain, but is it benign?
Sweating the Small Stuff
Very often when we can't face our big hurts or big loses we focus on the little ones. We can discuss those. We can cry over the small loses, be angry at the smaller hurts even though it may look trite and sound ridiculous to others.
Salt Of The Earth
With all of those different salts, the question remains – do any of them actually taste any different?
Our Kosher World: The Pesach Palate
Pesach Magazine
The Little Engine That Could
So, my dear sisters in the trenches, remember. When the going gets tough, the tough get going. And who is tougher than the Jewish women of today?
Driving While Distracted
At this moment, in cities, towns and neighborhoods across the country, someone's mother,
child, friend, or spouse glances impatiently at the clock, only to have flashes of mild annoyance chill into icy pricks of worry and fear.
Yeshiva of Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn
Question: What is your favorite mitzvah?
The Amazing World Of Mimi
I insisted there must be some notes and they should be on file. All I got in return was a run around.
The Need To Acknowledge Death
When my mother-in-law was dying of cancer, the family came from all over to be with her that summer before her death.