My computer now works perfectly and I am grateful. However getting here took tens of hours, more than a thousand dollars and much aggravation. It all started I bought a new computer to replace my old one which stopped working. The new computer had Microsoft’s latest operating system—Vista—on it. After…
Category: Relationships
Love Me For No Reason
The Talmud concludes that baseless hatred is equal in severity to idolatry, sexual immorality and murder put together. Unfortunately Jews are not immune Tisha B’Av is the saddest day in the Jewish calendar. In addition to the destruction of the first and second Temples, many other tragedies also took place…
The Idiot Fell Into the Pool!
At a fancy party at the home of a wealthy individual in California recently, one of the waiters accidentally slipped and fell into the swimming pool. The owner was livid and after the poor waiter pulled himself out of the pool soaking wet she berated and belittled him for being…
Laws of Attraction
Attraction between the sexes is a complex issue. There are many different theories explaining what attracts men and women to each other. Some theorize that opposites attract. Others posit that it is odor that causes the attraction. Still others hypothesize that men marry women who remind them of their mothers…
The Festival of Marriage & Family Values
The fifteenth day in Av – the day the young women went in to the vineyards to find a groom – was a day that symbolized a society that had internalized ideas of morality, selflessness and family values Some in Israel mark the fifteenth day of the month of Av…
Relationship Guidance From God
Thousands of self-help books have been published offering guidance to men and women pursuing romantic relationships. With so much help at hand one might have thought that this generation would be experiencing the most fulfilling relationships ever. The reality however is that the divorce rate is at record levels and…
We Must Regress
My three-year old son Dovi and I were waiting for my wife Sheindy and my 22-month-old son Benny to walk through the arrivals gate at Gatwick Airport. Sheindy had been on a visit to her parents in Israel for five days while I spent some quality time Dovi. As Sheindy…
For Conflict Resolution
The history of the ego is a deeply unpleasant one. Millions have sacrificed their lives for it, it has shattered families and broken hearts, it has been the main cause of war, famine, poverty and murder. Like it or loathe it however, egos are a fact of life, they have…
Make A Real Relationship
Life is all about relationships. We have work-related relationships, we have acquaintances, we have friendships, familial and intimate relationships. Maimonides, one of Judaism’s greatest scholars, wrote that man is a social animal. We have no choice but to interrelate with other people. It is relationships with others that allow us…
The Art Of Disagreement
Having just moved from Britain to Colorado in the United States surprisingly my wife and I are undergoing a culture shock. We have been disarmed by the friendliness of people and, compared to the UK, how inexpensive petrol (gas) is. We are also repeatedly surprised by how many regular products…