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Aug 31

Rejoicing in the Gift: Lessons From Shabbat Prayer

The notion of being content with what we possess often serves as a counterpoint to situations that deviate from our expectations. Although we may not always be thrilled about our current circumstances, a sense of gratitude urges us to find satisfaction. This perspective encourages us to resist comparisons and the…

Gratitude

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Rejoicing in the Gift: Lessons From Shabbat Prayer
Rejoicing in the Gift: Lessons From Shabbat Prayer
Gratitude

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Mar 17

Moses the Model, Moses the Missing

Self-doubt and growth in the story of Passover — In literature and in real life, we expect that the people we encounter will change over time. However, do we ever think of ourselves as changing and developing characters? Do we have the tools to be reflective and self-aware enough to know when we have changed? Often it takes a…

Passover

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Moses the Model, Moses the Missing
Moses the Model, Moses the Missing
Passover

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Dec 15, 2022

Joseph and the Technicolor Magna-Tile Tower

Chanukah 2022 — Few events are as catastrophic as your younger brother knocking down the tower you’ve built. After such an event the cries of despair can be heard across the house. ‘Things’, older sisters claim, ‘will just never be the same.’ Building something new is exciting. Everyone is enthused by the notion…

Resilience

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Joseph and the Technicolor Magna-Tile Tower
Joseph and the Technicolor Magna-Tile Tower
Resilience

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Nov 27, 2022

YU, but not you or you.

On the south end of the second floor of the Metropolitan Museum of Art hangs Study for “A Sunday on La Grande Jatte”. Georges Seurat painted this piece in preparation for his masterpiece by the same name. …

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YU, but not you or you.
YU, but not you or you.

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Nov 22, 2022

Regular Gratitude

What Jewish Prayer can teach us about Thanksgiving — Lately, I have been thinking a lot about the idea of a community having a collective feeling. It is remarkable, to me, that people can feel something as a group. As a Jewish community we are often told how to feel collectively. …

Thanksgiving

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Regular Gratitude
Regular Gratitude
Thanksgiving

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Sep 22, 2022

A Not So Imaginary Voyage

Yamim Noraim 2022 — In 1999 Shimon Peres wrote a book in which he bends time to bring Theodore Herzl, the great 19th century Zionist visionary, on a tour of modern Israel. Peres, who was Israel’s longest serving statesman, felt compelled to reach back into history in order to show off the country’s accomplishments…

Rosh Hashanah

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Rosh Hashanah

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Aug 18, 2022

The Caddie’s Disposition

Taking career advice from Shimon Peres — I recently had the rare opportunity to play golf with a caddie. There are many upsides to playing with a caddie, like course knowledge and an uncanny ability to find the ball. One thing, however, struck me as my friends and I played a mediocre round of golf; the caddie…

Careers

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The Caddie’s Disposition
The Caddie’s Disposition
Careers

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Jul 4, 2022

Now Lets Move to the Boardwalk

Praying on the beach, a perfect answer to all our ‘what ifs’ — Prayer, I suppose, isn’t for fair weather fans. Or at least it’s not supposed to be. On a recent Friday night I attended an incredible Kabbalat Shabbat on the beach in Atlantic Beach, NY. Just hours before sundown, the anticipated start time for the services, it started to rain. My…

Prayer

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Now Lets Move to the Boardwalk
Now Lets Move to the Boardwalk
Prayer

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May 31, 2022

What time is it?

Reflections on Shavuot (2022) It is remarkable that Jews around the world feel a sense of connection to each other. What enables that feeling of connection? What do we share? This is a question that Jewish scholars have anticipated for over a thousand years. In his famous commentary on the…

Shavuot

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Shavuot

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Apr 7, 2022

Present At This Time

Reflections on rereading the Haggadah each year — Why do we watch the same movies over and over again? How many times have you seen the same episode of Seinfeld or Friends? When will I pick a new commute playlist on Spotify? In 2011, Professors Russel and Levy, two researchers from the field of behavioral science wrote a…

Passover

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Present At This Time
Present At This Time
Passover

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