Erica Brown / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Erica Brown / JNS.org
Mother’s Day: Celebrating the Insanity That is Parenthood
J.D. Salinger wrote in The Catcher in the Rye, "Mothers are all slightly insane." This is, of course, not what you want to hear on Mother's...
After Boston Marathon Explosions and Manhunt, Reflecting on ‘Shelter in Place’
I don't know about you, but before recently I had never heard the phrase "shelter in place," the order residents and businesses were given by...
A Jewish Perspective on Taxes
By now, if you are an American citizen, you hopefully filed your income taxes by the April 15 date unless you requested an extension. If...
Early Retirement?
How old do you think you will be when you retire? Pope Benedict XVI retired Feb. 28. I am not sure if they are throwing...
The Beauty of Tradition
"Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy." We might have attributed these words to an artist or a poet,...
Isaac Stern and the 10,000 Hours Rule
Legend has it that famed violinist Isaac Stern (1920-2001) was once confronted after a concert by an admirer who said the following to him:...
Free John Bates
"Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who bestows kindness upon the vulnerable, and who has bestowed goodness on me." —Traditional...
The Weight of Leadership
With the recent inauguration of an American president, another Israeli election, and heated issues about gun control against the background of another...
Angry Birds, Jewish Wisdom
I had a teacher many years who was very effective at his job. He communicated his ideas well and had a pleasant affect. One...
The Road Less Traveled
My GPS is conspiring against me. It tricks me into taking the wrong direction. It usually does not start giving me directions until I am...
Reclaiming the Values of the Kibbutz Movement
On Oct. 29, 1910, a group of 10 men and two women founded the first kibbutz in Israel: Kibbutz Degania, not far from the Kinneret....
The Role of Religion
The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life recently released a global study of religion whose findings have appeared in newspapers and social media everywhere....
The 2012 Jewish Year in Review
We're in the middle of 5773, but turning the corner on 2012 and saying goodbye to a year of making history. January brought us the 10th...
Nick Crews and Jewish parenting 101
"Anyone who has the capability to protest the sinful conduct of his household and does not protest, he is himself liable for the sins...
