Religion & Beliefs

Against Cremation: From Dust to Dust, But Not Too Quickly

There’s an interesting article in the Washington Post about Russian rabbis crusading against cremation, which…

Bringing In Shabbat By the Grave

My father used to say to my sisters that I was the sensitive one. “Like…

Memorial Day is a Time for Family

As Memorial Day fast approaches, I decided to take a minute to think about what…

Urban Zen: Death by Macrobiotics

Someone is punishing me for my skeptical attitude toward Urban Zen. By someone, I guess…

Urban Zen: Searching for Dr. Feelgood

The first panel I attend at the Urban Zen initiative is called “The Path: Doctors,…

Ex Post Facto: The Etiquette of Welcoming Converts

So you wanna be a Jew? The Talmud says: Our Rabbis taught: One who comes…

Urban Zen: Access Hollywood

Getting into the first panel I attend, “Doctors, Embracing a New Way of Thinking,” isn’t…

Healing the Well-Heeled

I am taking notes on a pad designed and provided by fashion guru Donna Karan.…