Responding Positively

For some time now, as I arrive home from shopping or work, my wife has greeted me with the question, “Are you winning?” And my habitual response has been, “Always winning.” I’ve found that over time, what started as a half-hearted joke has become an affirmation of...

Hope Is a Practice, Not a Mood

Judaism has a blessing for everything: for seeing a rainbow, for hearing good news, for waking up, for eating, even for going to the bathroom. Every Friday evening, Jews around the world light candles. Not because the week has been kind, and not because everything...

Light

May light shine through the darkness for each of us this year.  As I reflect on the many meanings of light, I find that there are many positive meanings that come from this symbol for people of faith and no faith. To educators, philosophers, theologians, scientists...

Life and strength flowing from the Divine

We can find ourselves sometimes in fear and anxiety for many reasons.  The cause might be the death of a loved one, work stress or ongoing worry about broken relationships, or financial burdens. These disorderly symptoms can interfere with our daily life sometimes...

The Invisible Gift – Hope

The sacred gift of life can be likened to a river. From its quiet beginnings to its meeting with the vast ocean, the river glides through peaceful valleys, then rushes through narrow passages, falls into deep whirlpools, and rises again towards open waters. So too is...