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Feature: Is God Male, Female, They, Them?

There's a lot of talk these days about gender identity. I'm getting tired of it. I'm fine with she/her, he/him, and I'm respectful of all they/thems who are coming to terms with a non-binary identity. But there is one element of gender identity I … [Read more...]

Feature: When is God Close?

Seek God where He is to be found, call Him when He is close. Isaiah 55:6 The sages were puzzled by this verse. When is God not close? Surely God is everywhere. Their answer was profound. God is always close to us, but we are not always close to … [Read more...]

Blog: Reflections on a Mass Shooting

Today, July 4, 2022, a mass shooter invaded my world. You probably watched it on T.V. It was 10:15 a.m. and the 4th of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois was getting underway. A local boy climbed on the roof of a store. He had an automatic weapon … [Read more...]

Feature: Spiritual Values

Here's a list of sixty spiritual virtues to use as a thoughtful exercise to celebrate your spiritual strength and help you recognize what you need to work on as you strive to be your very best … [Read more...]

Story: Getting it Right at the End

I went to the driving range the other day and I was thinking... I was thinking how you start out with a big bucket of golf balls, and you just start hitting away carelessly. You have dozens of them, each individual ball means nothing so you just … [Read more...]

Feature: Simple Solutions

When you've got a complicated problem, try one of these simple solutions. "I'm sorry." "I love you." "Forgive me." "You were right." "Maybe my mother was right." "I'll just let it go." "It's not really that important." … [Read more...]

Blog: Let’s Make it Mothers’ Day and Help Mothers Who Need It

"It's time to move the apostrophe so that it becomes not just Mother's Day honoring a single mother but Mothers' Day, an occasion to try and help mothers around the globe as well." Nicholas Kristof By Susan Diamond My girlfriend Eva is a force … [Read more...]

Blog: Thanks for the Sabbath

By Susan Diamond There's a custom in the Diamond house, and it happens every Friday night. It's something we take very seriously. You may know it as something we Jews are very good at - eating. Shabbat (Sabbath) dinner started thirty years ago … [Read more...]

Feature: Surrounded by Plenty

It often happened that an old-time sailing ship, exploring and trading in new lands, would find itself calmed in the doldrums just east of South America. A Spanish galleon would sit for days, and even weeks, baking in the torrid tropic sun just off … [Read more...]

Feature: A Message From My Rabbi

Here we are. Mandated quiet time. That is, if we can settle down. Haven’t we been asking for this, even begging for this? At least in some way. We have complained about how busy we are, how tired and torn we are. How distracted by activity we are. … [Read more...]