Devarim

Sometimes you want to go  Where everybody knows your name  And they’re always glad you came  You want to be where you can see  Our troubles are all the same […]

“According to most studies, people’s number-one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that sound right? This means to the average person, if you

Have you ever fallen in love? You know, the head-over-heels, sweaty palms, heart-pounding, can-think-of-nothing-else kind of love? If you have, it is sadly somewhat likely that you also have fallen

“Let them eat cake!” Popularly attributed to Queen Marie Antoinette, this quote has entered our lexicon to express the callousness and obliviousness of the royalty and upper class to the

A corpse. A corpse on Union Street, New Orleans. It is seventeen years later, and I still cannot get the vision out of my mind. In the tragic aftermath of

“I don’t care what anyone else thinks, I do what I know is right!” Ever come across someone with this attitude? Have any friends or relatives like that? Strong minded.

As someone with a lousy (read: nonexistent) sense of direction, a GPS is one of the best gifts I have ever received. However, even the GPS was no match for

The words parents hate to hear: “But Ma, all the other kids have it!” (Spoken in an exceptionally whining, nagging tone.) Parents hate to hear it because it is so

Immediately following its opening sentences, the Shema contains the following powerful verse: “And you shall love the L-rd, your G-d, with all your heart, all your soul, and all your resources” (Deuteronomy