We may borrow from the approach of the Noam Elimelech (Shemos Bo 15) that we saw in blog post psychology of daf 154, whereby ...

For decades, I maintained a status quo of living like a Jew without being one. When I finally pursued conversion, I ...

The occasional boom of a bass drum punctuates the Mass at St. Francis Borgia Deaf Center on the Northwest Side, signaling ...

If you are in a church that uses the Book of Common Prayer and it is the right day, you will hear Psalm 1 begin: “Blessed is ...

If you’re looking for a love story, this week in Toldot, we read a magnificent one, in fact, the first. You see, we are told ...

The disaster arrives in 587 B.C. as Babylon destroys Jerusalem, bringing swift destruction to what had been eroding for ...

The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.” Proverbs 10:21 ...

The Puritans saw the Plymouth Colony as their promised land. That is why so many places in New England bear biblical names: ...

“In that day Israel will join a three-party alliance with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing upon the heart. The LORD of Hosts will bless them saying, “Blessed be Egypt My people, Assyria My handiwork, and ...

Our last thoughts before sleep and our first thoughts upon waking have a powerful impact on our minds. This may be why ...