### Sue & Brian Are So Cool Silence hung in the air for a moment after Todd spoke. Almost haphazardly, softly, mainly to myself, I reiterated his last words: “Sue and Brian brought over their own vegetables.” The phrase fell out of my mouth as I moved a few dishes into the sink. Reflectively, in […]
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I’m having a hard time these days. In some ways, of course, I shouldn’t be. I shouldn’t be having a hard time. Or maybe it shouldn’t appear that I’m having a hard time. My bride and children are healthy. We have some money in the bank. I have a beautiful home, in a glorious neighborhood,
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Rabbi Brian on Mourning What follows is a collection of the advice that I often give to people when they are facing a loss. These are my “go-to’s.” Take what you like and leave the rest. I hope you find comfort. -rB Permission There is no one correct way to mourn. Really.
At 9:15pm, I exited the bathroom into the hallway between my kids’ rooms. After hearing myself thinking two thoughts, I knew something was seriously wrong. At about 9:00, fifteen minutes earlier, Jane and I had put each kid to bed, read to them, kissed each one goodnight on the kepe (a Yiddish word for
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What’s in a name? I loved the title WISDOM BISCUIT. It fit what I was thought I was doing… giving people something: good for you tasty satisfying Jane never liked the name. She was right. It’s cute and ditracts from the importance of the message. So, I’m retiring WISDOM BISCUIT – and keeping Religion Outside The
Soul Recently a neighbor came up to me and said,: “A Jewish friend told me Judaism doesn’t believe in a soul and that when you are dead you are dead. Can you help?” I thought I would share my answer. The first 3/4 of this article is a bit academic. The last section is
Humanity Our world seems mad, frightening. Out of alignment. Brexit, windmill cancer, Mueller, global warming, and more. I get really scared. I'm sure you do too. You'd have to be especially disconnected to not feel the fear. And, there's something we can do about it. Hope OK, ok, ok, I kind of want
My son walked me face first into a telephone pole. I have thought about it and concluded that it was my fault. He didn’t think I would get hurt. Neither did I. *In brief* I walked, face-first, fast and hard, into a telephone pole. Even though I might have blamed my boy who led
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Lao Tzu said, “Stop thinking, and end your problems.” What? Are you freaking kidding me, Lao Tzu? Stop thinking! Ha! You’re kidding, right? No? You’re not? https://rotb.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Stop-Thinking-Rabbi-Brian-1.png *Considering it* OK, I get it. I get the idea: thinking leads to judgment, and judgment leads
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*One scheduled meeting, one chance meeting* Zac, an SEO expert, changed my thinking about how I post videos, podcasts, and articles. After an extended coffee-and-two-laptops-on-the-tables meeting at Fleur De Lis Bakery & Cafe near my house, I knew everything would be different. Before meeting Zac, I would have called this article “Coincidence or
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