Goodbye Prozac, Hello Emuna
“Prozac took the edge off my depression and helped me function better. But there was one side effect—I felt my entire being was encased in a kind of invisible cellophane…”
Howard Morton
Howard Morton
Fiancé in White
Jeff Osias, the award-winning editor of NBC's "Saturday Night Live", had virtually everything. But, more than his wife, children, money and career, he loved his "fiancé in white"…
Melville in Jerusalem
Herman Melville, famed author of Moby Dick, made a historical visit to Jerusalem in 1857, leaving us priceless testimony that the notion of a Palestinian people is an utter myth…
When Pop Liked Israel
There was a time when popular musicians and singer-songwriters, from rock and country to jazz and folk, admired Israel enough to actually record songs about it…
Curing End-of-Days Blues
For those of us in a very vulnerable twenty-first century, Reb Yitzchak’s story serves as a powerful reminder that the darkest hour comes before the dawn…
Jew Hatred & Mark Twain
Mark Twain is telling those of us now standing at the edge of history that our entire blood-soaked past and present is simply the result of our neighbors’ envy…
High-Priest Woody
The celebration of American-Jewish culture by Woody Allen helped showcase to the masses was a dead-end street paved with lox, cream cheese, and nervous habits…
Too Much to Bear
Several groups of men were enjoying lively conversations during the repetition of the Shemona Esrai, speaking as loudly as they would in a boardroom or a gym…
The Chassidic Secret Weapon
When a Jew is in danger, the Baal Shem Tov advises to make the Shehakol blessing. This blessing happens to be the emuna blessing, and it can even save lives.
Post-Judenrein Europe
Even without any Jews left to hate, a remnant of a Polish town's deadly anti-Semitism recently resurfaced like a foul stain refusing to fade away…
Heart of Gold: Shlomo Katz
A lovely melody without words can bring a person closer to Hashem than a thousand sermons; this is Rabbi Shlomo Katz's very special musical mission…
Another Signpost
I ended up being my grandmother’s only grandson who listened to her. The assimilation that devastated America devastated my own family as it has countless others…