Building Resiliency in Children and Adolescents
Today’s world is filled with stress and uncertainty. The recent tsunami in Indonesia. The terrorist attacks in Israel. Fires in California. The Pittsburgh massacre. And the increasing number of attacks on...
Spiritual Investment-Capital Gains
In a recent article, I wrote that getting one’s child into the habit doing acts of chesed is something that is caught, not taught–a line that resonated with a number of...
C&C Family Edition: The Light at the Heart of...
Covenant & Conversation: Family Edition is a new and exciting initiative from The Office of Rabbi Sacks for 5779. Written as an accompaniment to Rabbi Sacks’ weekly Covenant & Conversation essay, the Family Editionis aimed...
The Chesed Mindset: A Personal Reflection
In a previous life, I worked a job in which I received about one hundred emails a day, most of which demanded some kind of response. Needless to say, I came...
C&C Family Edition: The Future of the Past (Vayechi...
Covenant & Conversation: Family Edition is a new and exciting initiative from The Office of Rabbi Sacks for 5779. Written as an accompaniment to Rabbi Sacks’ weekly Covenant & Conversation essay, the Family Editionis aimed...
How Do We Deliver “The Religious Experience” to Our...
For the last number of years I have talked to adolescents about arguments (not proofs) for the existence of God. We explore concepts like intelligent design (e.g. the human body is...
Does My Father Love Me? (Vayigash 5779)
Covenant & Conversation: Family Edition is a new and exciting initiative from The Office of Rabbi Sacks for 5779. Written as an accompaniment to Rabbi Sacks’ weekly Covenant & Conversation essay, the Family Editionis aimed...
Four Ways to Help Our Kids Be More Grateful...
When my children were small and my parents would come visit, their suitcases were usually full of gifts. Embarrassingly, as soon as they walked in the door, my children would dutifully...
Chanukah, Soviet Jewry and a Timeless Lesson for Our...
A number of years ago I was asked what parents and educators could do to teach our children about the message of the Chanukah candles. I refer here not to the...
Mikketz: The Universal and the Particular
Covenant & Conversation: Family Edition is a new and exciting initiative from The Office of Rabbi Sacks for 5779. Written as an accompaniment to Rabbi Sacks’ weekly Covenant & Conversation essay, the Family Editionis aimed...
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