First Things (8 May 2014)... Read more
Life is Full of Failure: Bio Blurbs Should Be Too
Tag: Failure
Failure Comes to Yeshivah
Jewish Action (Spring 2019)... Read more
Sin•a•gogue: Sin and Failure in Jewish Thought
Boston: Academic Studies Press, 2019... Read more
When Leaders Fail
Say it ain’t so, Rabbi Joe. Religious disappointment can feel like the rug of your religious identity has been pulled from underneath you. Explore why some religious leaders fail and explore how we can respond with resilience.... Read more
What to Wear to Sin
Is sin unavoidable? This lecture considers the possibility of inevitable sin and how Jewish individual’s and public policy should react.... Read more
The Torment of Time
You’re late. Sometimes, life can make you feel like you’re alway delayed. Discover the unique pain of time and how it can be transcended.... Read more
The Rabbi’s Children
Growing up in the spotlight is never easy. Since biblical times, the children of rabbis and leaders have struggled. Explore the pitfalls children experience in a rabbinic home and learn how to create a home of optimistic ideals.... Read more
R-Rated European Responsa
Nostalgia is the funhouse mirror of our past. We tend to look at previous generations as angelic. In many ways they were. Here will explore the incendiary stories and incidents of our Jewish past.... Read more
Failure
Failure can be a cruel teacher, but what is it trying to teach us? ... Read more
Alternative History
What if? What if we chose a different career, what if we chose a different spouse, what if the Portland Trailblazers selected Michael Jordan in the 1984 NBA draft? Explore the signficance of the question we often whisper but always ask: What if our collective and personal history was different.... Read more