Neurosis, Anxieties, & Fears are Not Who We Are
This weekend I attended my childhood friend Howies’ son Jessie’s’ Bar-Mitzvah. It was kind of poignant; I can still recall Howies’ Bar-Mitzvah. At one point of the service called “Ashrei” the Rabbi gave an explanation of the prayer. She explained that the word “Ashrei” is a form of the word that means “happy." She told [...]