Category: Spiritual Thoughts

“And No One Knows His Burial Place To This Day…”

This is a picture of the Jewish cemetery in Krynki, Poland.  People believe that there are more than 3,000 graves here.  The entire place is (Continue Reading »)

Praying Intently – Looking West On Shabbat Eve

This is a picture of a unique prayerbook (“siddur” in Hebrew).  It is a picture of sunset in Tel Aviv, on the western edge of (Continue Reading »)

Thought for the Week: February 15

I Pray From My Cab…I start with an apology – this is not my best picture.  I had to take it on the sly as (Continue Reading »)

Thought for the Week: February 3

Recently, while preparing for the 92nd Street Y Satellite Broadcast of Walter Issaacson speaking about his relationship with Steve Jobs, I was touched by Steve (Continue Reading »)

Thought for the Week: January 27

Is it Really Fair? Each year, as we read these sections of the Book of Exodus and then again reread them later in the year (Continue Reading »)

Thought for the Week: January 20

Which do you think is more important, learning or good deeds? It is a question for the generations that has been asked and answered time (Continue Reading »)

Thought for the Week: January 13

This week, as we begin the book of Exodus, we can focus on the unusual name of the book in Hebrew: Sh’mot. As with all (Continue Reading »)

Thought for the Week: January 6

This week we read the last of the portions of Genesis, Vayechi. It concludes with Jacob and all of his children in Egypt under the care-taking (Continue Reading »)

Thought for the Week: December 23

During this Festival of Lights, I am aware that the lights we light on our menorot are symbolic of the lights we light within each (Continue Reading »)

Thought for the Week: December 9

Rabbi Moses Maimonides (1135-1204 CE) taught: “Having a whole and healthy body is part and parcel in serving God, for it is impossible to have (Continue Reading »)