1 Minute Insight: Closeness to Hashem In Elul
Just as you have to pass by the thorn to get to the beauty of the rose, so follows the process of teshuva during the month of Elul.
I Keep Bumping Into Jews, On A Journey Of Return, Whenever I Travel
Airline travel in the U.S. this week was shockingly out of sorts. I was supposed to be in LA on Tuesday, at the Television Academy DEIA Summit, but on Sunday afternoon, I got an email from United that due to storms in the Midwest, travel was getting complicated. I tried to change my ticket to […]
What Should I Do If I Feel Like A Bad Jew?
Dear Jew in the City, I feel like a bad Jew, what should I do? Sincerely, Joe Dear Joe, Thanks for your question. For the edification of readers, this question was received in response to the article “What’s the Difference Between Guilt, Regret and Feeling Like a Bad Jew?” In that article, I dismiss the […]
How Makom Helped a Scion of One of The Leading US Rabbinic Families
Dear Makom, It is near impossible for me to describe the influence that you’ve had on my life. I will try, for better for worse, to detail where I was when I found you, and where I am now. To show how you revealed the path for me to heal from the depths of emotional […]
Here’s How to Prepare for the High Holidays With What You Have Right Now
The great violinist Itzhak Perlman contracted polio at the age of four, and for his entire life he had to wear metal braces and use crutches to walk. One time, the great violinist came out on stage, and as he was tuning his violin, one of the strings snapped. Instead of asking for another string, […]
Should We Give Up On Self-Hating Jews?
Dear Jew in the City- When it comes to supporting Israel or speaking out against antisemitism, I see some Jews who seem to be throwing us under the bus. On the one hand we are supposed to focus on Jewish unity, and on the other, four-fifths of the Jewish nation didn’t make it out of […]
