There are only two ways to raise your children: you either shut them down or you open them up. If you shut them down you raise them in a zero-sum world of winners and losers. You teach them that the…
Are you opening — or closing — your children’s hearts?
By Rabbi Rami Shapiro There are only two ways to raise your children: you either shut them down or you open them up. If you shut them down you raise them in a zero-sum world of winners and losers. You…
Embracing forgiveness
By Rabbi Rami Shapiro New Year’s Day is over. Have you broken your resolutions yet? If you’re like me, the answer to that question is “yes,” so this is a good time to think about forgiveness. Forgiveness isn’t a skill…
Enrich your life by living gratefully
By Rabbi Rami Shapiro What are you grateful for? Try not to cough up the usual suspects: sunsets, daisies, puppies, babies and babies playing with puppies among the daisies at sunset. True, I’m grateful that the earth orbits the sun,…
A guide to the Jewish fall holy day season
By Rabi Rami Shapiro We Jews are in the early weeks of our fall holy day period. There are three parts to this season that are of spiritual interest: Selichot, Yamim Noraim and Sukkot. The month of Elulis is the…