
What’s it worth?
What is it worth? For years, I have taught a gem from the Talmud that addresses worth: Who is rich? Whoever is happy with what

Measuring Wealth
What’s it worth? For years, I have taught a gem from the Talmud (Pirkei Avot 4:1a) that addresses worth: Who is rich? Whoever is happy with

Zinnias vs. Regular life
It is amazing how quickly our moments of wonder, enjoyment, connection, and love fade. Yesterday, I was eating a truly delightful honeycrisp apple. The

Love Suffering, Less.
#wisdom_biscuit: May your suffering always be less than your pain. My dear friend Nagy died in June. I’m broken up by it. Still. Months later.

Be forgiving. Of yourself. And others.
I received a text message from my buddy, Fritz. It was typed in letters from the Hebrew alphabet. But it was neither Hebrew nor Yiddish;
Non-Permanent Self
Rabbi Brian ponders about the sense of self and how it is not quite permanent.

Be kind to yourself. And others.
Be kind to yourself. And others. #wisdom_biscuit: Be forgiving. Of yourself. And others. I received a text message from my buddy, Fritz. It was typed

Fighting with love.
I’m sitting in my garage. I’m shaken. Anti-Semitic and racist hate was written on the driveway outside my garage door this morning. Its 3 1/2

Scary, not scared. And certain uncertainty.
#wisdom_biscuit: You deserve to be less scared. Scary, not scared. And certain uncertainty. We live in a scary time. Of course it is scary. This

God is not cisgender
#wisdom_biscuit: If you can easily put it in a box, it isn’t God. Terms The modern word cisgender means with the same gender from conception/birth.

God is not cisgender
#wisdom_biscuit: If you can easily put it in a box, it isn’t God. Terms The modern word cisgender means with the same gender from conception/birth.

Me in a dress in church
I used to regularly attend Sunday morning services at my friend Larry’s church. Once he remarked that he thought it was wonderful that he could
Hacking Advertisements
Rabbi Brian teaches you how to get the best stuff being sold, free!

Discerning and Judging
Discerning and Judging Don’t always believe what you think In my classrooms, on either side of the board, there were always two little figures that
What were you thinking?
Rabbi Brian talks about mistakes. We all make them. And, THEY make them too!