Don't Waste Time Making Resolutions
01/04/2019 07:24:16 PM
One of the proven paths to a happier, more joyful you is through gratitude. Acts of gratitude have been scientifically shown to improve ones overall quality of life (see the research done by Dr. Robert A. Emmons). Please enjoy this weeks Shavuah tov message from Rabbi Paul Kipnes and ReformJudaism.org, as he offers a type of resolution that is sure to make a difference.
Don't Waste Time Making Resolutions - Instead, Count...Read more...The Happiness That Comes From Social Interaction
12/21/2018 04:53:52 PM
Nicholas Epley is the John Templeton Keller professor of behavioral science, and Neblar faculty fellow at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Dr. Epley's main field of interest is on human judgments, social interactions, and happiness. Dr. Epley conducted an experiment where he had people on public transit start random conversations with the people they were traveling with. Most of the people who agreed to participate...Read more...
Knowledge Feeling Gap
12/14/2018 05:02:25 PM
These lines are all equal; but which one looks the biggest?
What our minds tell us and what we feel are often in conflict with each other.
Knowing and feeling are two concepts that are often conflated as feeding one another by most of us. ...Read more...
Right and Wrong and the Story of Hannukah
12/07/2018 05:08:12 PM
Are right and wrong subjective or objective states? What makes an act wrong versus justified? This is one of the questions that arises from the holiday of Hannukah. The Jews were living in Greek occupied Palestine. At first life was good for the Jews. Then after a time they were forced to worship the Greek gods and make sacrifices to them. Unwilling to do this, a group of Jews, lead by the Maccabees, revolted.
Not...Read more...
Unhappy Americans
11/14/2018 11:01:43 PM
I am currently taking an online course called the Science of Happiness.
This is the Article from ABC 13 By Christi Myers:
Americans actually report being among the most unhappy people in the world. Anti-depressant usage has increased 400 percent since 1994. So why are so many people may be unhappy, and what you can do to change that?
Lorraine Robertson is lucky.
"I wake up happy,"...Read more...
The Fundamentals of Base-Ball...
11/11/2018 07:55:30 PM
This week was a full one and I thought we could all use a good smile. Here is an article from 1909 (translated from Yiddish) called “The Fundamentals of the Base-Ball ‘Game' Described for Non-Sports Fans”. Enjoy:
The Forverts, New York, August 27, 1909
“The Fundamentals of the Base-Ball ‘Game' Described for Non-Sports Fans,” The Forverts (27 August 1909): 4, 5,...Read more...
A Response to the Shootings at Tree of Life
11/04/2018 04:00:00 AM
The murders that occurred on Saturday were a miscarriage of free will. There is nothing redeemable about using our free will to destroy. Fortunately, for us, God has created a world that can withstand our misuse of free will. While the world might be able to withstand these acts of free will, can we?
What do we do when somebody, one person, violates the rules and standards that we hold sacred? We remember. We remember that...Read more...
Success
10/19/2018 04:00:00 AM
One day I was speaking to a young man who wanted to be a professional ball player. I was encouraging of his dream and truly hoped he would make his dream come true. I also said to him that even if he did not become a ball player he would make a great coach one day. I encouraged him to broaden his definition of success, to change what winning would look like.
John Wooden, the legendary coach of the UCLA Bruins...Read more...
Celebrating Shabbat With Song
10/13/2018 09:54:28 AM
On the weekend of October 19th we will be blessed to be lead in song and worship by Rabbi Deborah Zecher (https://deborahzecher.com/) as she joins us at Temple Beth David to be our Artist in Residence. Please sign up now to take part in this amazing weekend.
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In honor of Rabbi Zecher I would like to talk about instruments and the Sabbath. A long time ago a custom developed...Read more...
Our B'nai Mitzvah Students: Noah Rockoff on Trust
10/05/2018 08:20:10 PM
There are four traits that I believe are key to being a Jewish adult: prayer, analysis, leadership and teaching. These are the four tasks that every Bar and Bat Mitzvah demonstrate during their ceremony. They engage the congregation in prayer. They analyze the Torah and read it closely. They lead the service. Then lastly, they teach.
I would like to share some of the teachings that these young men and women have come up...Read more...
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