Fall in love with your life! Pursuing a career that utilizes your passions and sparks true joy is key in feeling happy and fulfilled each and every day.
Happy New Year, friends! Traditionally, Rosh Hashanah is the time for all of us to review the past year and to explore new ways to improve our lives and those of our loved ones.
This year, when there is so much rage and hatred among neighbors, i...
Every year on Memorial Day I think of my brother, U.S. Air Force Capt. Arthur Freed who died when his plane went down in September 1962. At Arlington, he was remembered as the pilot who left Law School at Ohio State when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev threatened to...
Jewish history has a long memory. The Talmud describes the brutal destruction of the Jewish temple in the year 70. Roman legionnaires sacked Jerusalem and eventually massacred more than a million Jewish men, women and children by sword, fire and crucifix.
Happy Book Birthday, Love, Faith and a Pair of Pants! After all the hard work that went into writing this book, I’m so excited that its Publication Day is finally here. Don’t forget to order it on Amazon and follow Rabbi Ben Zelig through the decades as he navigates ro...
Tonight marks the beginning of Passover, one of the oldest and most widely celebrated Jewish holidays. Timeless lessons are embodied in the book we read during the Passover Seder, called the haggadah, which have great resonance in this difficult time. The haggadah is...
The story of Purim is built on an important premise: With faith, hope and courage, righteousness can prevail—and one person can make a difference in standing up to the deadliest of threats. This year, Purim comes at the moment in time when we Americans are facing one o...
Eighty-two of my fellow rabbis were arrested on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, January 17 during a protest against Donald Trump ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The hymns the rabbis chanted, “Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself,” “I Am My Brother’...
Deuteronomy: Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid, for the LORD your God is with you.
As I listened to Oprah at the Golden Globes, what I heard was the voice of a prophet. Never lose faith, even though the armies of this vindictive president are tram...
