Clear, crisp, and compelling. . . . Mitzvah Girls is a thoughtful look at the world of Jewish girls who grow up in 21st-century America, but don't re….

The measure of human character is our reaction to dark times. No one can sidestep darkness. It is the throne upon which light sits. If a soul has not….

Prayer is not a monologue. It speaks to God and to the community. In the last analysis, religion is not what goes on inside a soul. It is what goes o….

Prayer is less about changing the world than it is about changing ourselves..

I see the role of a rabbi or a pastor in general sort of like the role of a quarterback who throws the ball a little bit ahead of the receiver - that….

You have to guard the integrity of your soul and what you believe and have a certain amount of faith not only the country but in God that this is par….

The only whole heart is a broken one because it lets the light in..

Part of the reason that America is born in the world is to demonstrate an openness and a goodness and a compassion that is all too absent. It's part ….

It doesn't have to be somber to be sacred..

Faith is not knowledge of what the mystery of the universe is, but the conviction that there is a mystery, and that it is greater than us..

Still when it comes to finding fault we are fonder of windows than of mirrors..

There is a marvelous story of a man who once stood before God, his heart breaking from the pain and injustice in the world. "Dear God." he cried out,….

One of the things that makes God different from people is that God is always available to listen..