Articles on this page will explore the relevance of Jewish ethical and spiritual perspectives to issues which people grapple with in their everyday lives.

Transforming Hatred and Anger Into Love

  The Baal Shem Tov, the founder of the Hassidic movement, explained that ‘the world is a mirror’– the defects we see in others are a reflection of our own.   When Moses sent spies on a reconnaissance mission to Israel, they returned with an evil report about the land...

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How to Nurture the Moral Skill of Gratitude

‘Thanks,” “Toda” or even “Thank you very much” are as common place in our public thoroughfare as cell-phones and Waze. And yet, while the phrase is said when acceptable and warranted ad-hoc, how many of us actually feel a deep sense of gratitude to someone else? How many will actually...

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Finding Your Purpose

In this article, award winning author Rabbi David Jaffe asks what is perhaps the most important question of all: "How do we find our purpose in this world?"

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Respect-Kavod

In this article, Dr. Alan Morinis discusses the value of kavod/honor and the importance of respecting the stranger.

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Getting and Being Old

In this article, Rabbi Dr. Nachum Amsel argues that Jewish sources present old age as, primarily, a state of mind. He explains the way in which younger generations should regard the elderly and offers a Jewish view on retirement.

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