To What End
Rabbi Brian recounts a story of Rabbi Robert Levine’s about a boat trip.
At the Right Time
When is Chanukah this year? With regard to the major Jewish holy days there is always the question, “Are they coming early this year?” Some
Sleep and the Spiritual-Religious Life
Having a deep, meaningful spiritual-religious life is important. And it’s really not that hard to do. In fact, it can be as simple as sleep.
Conflicting Emotions
Greetings!, Here’s some wisdom from Jason Siff of the Skillful Meditation Project . It’s good stuff. – rB Jason Siff my mediation teacher We hardly
Us vs. Them
U.S. elections are always the same. People get entrenched in an “us versus them” mentality. “We’re good, they’re bad.” “We know what we’re talking about
Pleasure vs. Happiness
Is there a different between pleasure and happiness? Are they one in the same thing? My best friend Larry likes to say about people disputing
Courage to be Mediocre
I was recently with a group of people, and one of them asked a question that just blew me away: Do you have the courage
DoBeDoBeDo
Rabbi Brian explains the spiritual advice from the song singing in the rain… well, from the part before the song.
BearHuntThroughDifficult
Rabbi Brian tell you how a children’s song has spiritual advice.
True Religion (sans God)
People carry a lot of baggage when it comes to the small three-letter, “God.” I know, I’ve been in this religion business a long time
Quint-theism: Five Notions of God
Bailor University conducted a huge survey from 2006-2008 on Americans’ beliefs about God. Their conclusion was that there are four primary notions of God. This
Three Names
In Jewish tradition, there are three names every person has. (This notion comes from a Midrash.) MIDRASH TANHUMA, PARSHAT VAYAKHEL 1): The names our parents
Five Natural Emotions
Let’s talk about emotions. Emotions are feelings. They’re natural. They’re our response to being alive. Because we’re human – alive and awake – we have
How To Love
Rabbi Brian talks 20 seconds longer than usual to explain the proper elements of love. Listen and do this!