Author Archives: rabbisteinman

Have you heard of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs? In short, a person achieves each of these needs in order to achieve self-actualization. This is a version of that hierarchy for 2013 (and this is intended to be so funny it … Continue reading →

Have you seen the Bar Mitzvah video? I confess I have not and I have no intention of watching it. (Note I am not even including a link). Odds are you might have. The video went viral and I’m sure … Continue reading →

Do you text message? Unless you’re MY DAD, the answer to this question is probably yes. It turns out that text messaging is one of the most common ways people communicate. If you are communicating with a teenager, it is … Continue reading →

Did you know that when you see something beautiful, an act of creation like a sunrise or sunset, a meteor shower or a beautiful plant there is a blessing to recite? ברוך אתה ה׳ אלהינו מלך העולם שככה לו בעולמו. … Continue reading →

The sound of the Shofar stirs my soul. Every day in the month of Elul (except Shabbat) a person is supposed to hear the shofar. Fortunately we live in the modern era. There’s an app for that. I am not … Continue reading →

I was struggling with what to blog about today and then I saw this…

I love that Judaism is a religion of doing. Whether it is praying, donating, eating, meditating, learning, or talking, Judaism is a religion of action. Right now, in this month of Elul writing this blog is part of my spiritual … Continue reading →