Questions of faith are not a threat; they are an opening to move from childhood or childish belief to a more sophisticated conception of God

‎“If a person fell and died, they wouldn’t pay attention to him/her but if a brick fell, they ‎would sit and cry and say: how are we going t

Adam hides himself to avoid rendering accounts, to escape responsibility for his way of living. Every man hides for this purpose... (Buber)

Our happiness is generated when we serve a higher cause, when we assist others, when we live for something larger than ourselves.

We don’t have communal meals on Yom Kippur but we have plenty of opportunities to discuss the prayer service with our families, whether at the pre-fast meal or before and between prayer times. We shall discuss what is the central prayer of Yom Kippur: Viduy – the confession. We say these in generic format: “Ashamnu, Bagadnu – We have acted with guilt; We have betrayed…” or in the “Al Het” text which also presents an alphabetical roster of sins. Let’s discuss: Why is confessio