Yitro: When You Are Not in the Mood of Your Spouse
The Modern Couple. Photo: Colin Grey A Doctor’s Advice A woman accompanied her husband to the doctor’s office. Following her husband’s checkup, the doctor called the wife into his office to speak with...
View ArticleSoul to Soul
Dear Rabbi J. A friend forwarded me your last article (True Communication: The Secret of Anochi). Very powerful piece. As a therapist I was very intrigued by your description of true communication, how...
View ArticleTerminating a Pregnancy or Killing an Unborn Child?: A Moral Analysis
Pregnancy as Problem Pregnancy is the – uniquely feminine – obstacle that often hinders a woman’s admittance into the world of wealth, fame, and success. President Barack Obama clearly enunciated this...
View ArticleOur Attraction To Drama, Alcohol & Other Distractions
Alcoholism. Photo: Like the Grand Canyon. The Choice to Become Absent “Drama” seems to be on an all-time high. Our blinding attraction to it has captivated the heart of our times. We love to live it,...
View Article60% of Cancer Deaths Can Be Stopped, according to Israel Cancer Association
Cancer survivor Lance Armstrong. Photo: wiki commons. United With Israel – The Israel Cancer Association marked International Cancer Day on February 4, 2012. Every year, 12.7 million people around the...
View ArticlePurim: Are You Doing it Right?
Photo: wiki commons. Purim is a festival renown for celebration, excessive drinking and wild, outlandish costumes; or, as Chasids in Brooklyn call it, Tuesday. It’s the story of the Jews escaping...
View ArticleKlout: The Top 10 #Jewish “Influencers”
Klout CEO Joe Fernandez. Photo: Klout. People have always had the power to influence others, and that power is being democratized with new social media tools. Klout’s analysis is done on data taken...
View ArticlePassover 2012: 8 Things to Know
Food prepared for a Passover Seder. Photo: wiki commons. Fox News – Passover is the holiday which celebrates the Exodus from Egypt and the next stage in the unfolding biblical story of the Children of...
View ArticleCan US Law Force a Spouse to Stand by a Jewish Conversion?
Wedding rings. Photo: Jeff Belmonte. A friend of mine called me the other day sounding very distressed. His 29-year old son is engaged to his non-Jewish girlfriend of several years. The couple had...
View ArticleAdam Lanza and the Deadly American Male
Sandy Hook killer Adam Lanza. Nobody knows why Adam Lanza shot 20 small children multiple times. How a human being becomes a monster is something complex. The consensus is that he was a psycho who went...
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