As Rosh Hashanah — the Jewish New Year — approaches, Jewish people around the world will prepare to observe this significant occasion with prayers, repentance and gatherings. One of the most profound ...
St. Augustine wrote that there were two kinds of love in the world: amor sui ad contemptum Dei et amor Dei ad contemptum sui — “love of self to the contempt of God and love of God to the contempt of ...
When friends remembered actor Chadwick Boseman, mourning his recent death, his humility is what seemed to come up the most. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for Disney) Breaking news: I’ve ...
In this week’s parsha, we read of Korach’s rebellion against Moshe and Aharon. Korach was envious of their priestly honors and leadership and instigated a campaign against them. Although Moshe tried ...
Sometimes, words are abused so severely that they come to mean the opposite of what originally was intended. Once upon a time, something that was "awesome" was to be feared. It's become the "groovy" ...
In my last article, I explained that “my conservative stock-picking approach stems from personal financial losses during the Great Recession.” Having once been a successful real estate developer worth ...