The Force Behind History And Our Lives
Years ago, I heard the following story from Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, the former Chief Rabbi of Israel. It will require a bit of your...
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The Standing Ovation Which Never Should Have Been
Will Smith’s slapping Chris Rock at the Oscar’s has attracted a lot of attention. And for good reason. One is never justified in...
Seize the Moment! A Purim 2022 Message
FEATURED ON TIMES OF ISRAEL Irena Sendler of Warsaw Poland died on May 12, 2008 at the ripe age of 98. During the Second World War, Irena...
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Mark Wildes
- Aug 29, 2019
The Jewish Mindfulness Series: Part III
NOW FEATURED ON TIMES OF ISRAEL Part Three: The Shema In my last entry, we discussed the critical role prayer and blessings play in...
Mark Wildes
- Aug 15, 2019
The Jewish Mindfulness Series: Part II
NOW FEATURED ON TIMES OF ISRAEL Part Two: The Power of Blessings In my last blog on Judaism and Mindfulness we discussed how today’s fast...
Mark Wildes
- Aug 6, 2019
The Jewish Mindfulness Series
NOW FEATURED ON TIMES OF ISRAEL Part One: The Contemporary Craze & The Jewish Approach Mindfulness and its positive impact on our lives...
Mark Wildes
- Feb 28, 2019
Judaism’s Response to “Workism”
NOW FEATURED ON TIMES OF ISRAEL Last week I met with one of my students for an early morning Torah study session. My student, let’s call...
Mark Wildes
- Jan 23, 2019
When Silence is a Crime
By Rabbi Mark Wildes Now featured on Time of Israel! The Virtue and Crime of Silence Silence can sometimes be a virtue. For example, when...
Mark Wildes
- Dec 4, 2018
Santa vs. Latkes: Fighting for a Deeper Judaism On Chanukah
By Rabbi Mark Wildes Since Chanukah is such a joyous time I hate to get negative. However, as a student of Jewish history and a rabbi...
Mark Wildes
- Nov 19, 2018
Type in ‘Jewish’ and ‘Money’: See What Comes Up
By Rabbi Mark Wildes NOW PUBLISHED ON TIMES OF ISRAEL On November 9, Twitter user @voidmstr tweeted at Shutterstock, a leading American...
Mark Wildes
- Nov 5, 2018
Some People Take Revenge. Jews Do Something Else
By Rabbi Mark Wildes The Jewish Sages teach, based on the life of the matriarch Sarah, that a righteous person never stops growing. A...
Mark Wildes
- Oct 25, 2018
Rabbi Mark Wildes Featured in The Forward – “How One Rabbi Keeps Singles Safe”
By Rabbi Mark Wildes NEW OP-ED NOW FEATURED ON THE FORWARD! Click below to view. #frontpage #JewishPride #lifelessons
Mark Wildes
- Oct 8, 2018
Kavanaugh & Ford: Two Jewish Principles at Stake
By Rabbi Mark Wildes Watching Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford during the confirmation hearings was upsetting, shocking, and...