Hypocrisy

It is so easy to want to throw out anything that was ever associated with him. To burn it and leave nothing left. But I can’t. You see, so much of who I am is because of him...

When I was around six years old, I vividly recall – in a type of frozen image, the type that results only from a childhood experience forever etched in our memories – a fistfight that took place in my local synagogue...

When I really think about it, what she says make sense. I mean, aren't most religions the cause for strife and warfare today? Isn't it true that the world is flush with intolerant, hypocritical religious people?

Question: I'm a Jewish man and my wife is not. While my wife is very friendly to the Jewish religion, she fully believes in Christianity. I have not been religious or involved in the Jewish community for a long time, but she thinks I should be more involv...

Imagine asking a Jew, “Did you ever eat on Yom Kippur?” and he answers, “I felt hungry in my stomach.”

How can I exclaim, “love G-d with all your heart” when I don’t really feel that way?

I ask myself: Am I a hypocrite? Who is the real me? How can a mouth that just uttered angry words to a fellow switch over to read G-d's praises?

Can I wear tzitzit if I drive on Shabbat?

Much to the chagrin of self justifying non-hypocrites, the gig is up. Hypocrisy is not the sin; sin is the hypocrisy...

Question: I have a question about the kippah. As a Jewish man who is learning about observance, and slowly incorporating observance into his life, I still have a very long way to go. I was wondering: when is the “appropriate” time to begin wearing a kippa...