by Nechama Stampler | Aug 21, 2006 | Beginner
For more than four decades, the American Council on Education and UCLA have together surveyed nearly one quarter of a million entering college freshmen in the United States, asking them to rank their primary life goals. In 1965, 82 percent said that developing a...
by Rabbi Berel Wein | Jul 17, 2006 | Beginner
One of the most important tasks in life is being a parent. Since every person and every family situation is different one from another, there are no particular instructions or guidelines that can affect every particular situation of parenting. But there are some...
by Miriam Adahan | Jun 30, 2005 | Beginner
[One day], I decided to cut my sons’ hair. My 4-year-old sat happily until I finished with his hair; however, when it was the 6-year-old’s turn he pulled away defiantly. I started to chase after him; his hair had to be cut! Since he’s a lot more...
by Rabbi Avi Shafran | Jun 24, 2005 | Beginner
More than a few Jewish mouths curled into smiles at the recent news out of the University of Utah. Researchers there suggested that natural selection may have resulted in enhanced intellectual ability among Jews of Ashkenazic, or eastern European, background. The...
by Rabbi Paysach Krohn | Jun 17, 2005 | Beginner
In Judaism, a name is not merely a conglomeration of letters put together as a convenient way to refer to someone. Ideally, it is a definition of the individual – a description of his personality and an interpretation of his traits. It may even be a portent of...
