Archive for April 2023

The greatest gift a teacher can give me is two-fold; first is saying, “I don’t know, let me see if I can find an answer”, second is to admit when they were wrong and say, “I’m sorry, I made a mistake”, and a close third is sharing their own humanity. As a child, at times…

I have suffered with anxiety for most of my life, which has been both a blessing and a curse. It’s a blessing because anxiety motivates me and gets me going. It’s a curse because it can be debilitating, and provides me with a skewed perspective as my defenses are down. The ultimate negative is when…

This past week has been the celebration of Passover, and an overall personal lesson I have chosen to take from this holiday is the importance of timing. The scholars suggest that it was very difficult for God to split the sea. We could spend days discussing what difficult means when it comes to God, yet…

This is the season of freedom. Next week, the Jewish people celebrate Passover, a holiday commemorating the exodus from Egypt. The Commandments serve to teach our youth about “our” exodus from Egypt and—dare I say— our exodus from self, which is the basis of freedom. I say “our” in quotes to specify the idea that…