blogs/rabbi-huberman

Parashat Va'ethanan: "Take utmost care of yourself..." (Deuteronomy 4:9)

There is a phrase associated with the deadly Covid-19, which has been making its way within medical and nutritional circles.

It’s known as Quarantine 15 — and it refers to the fact that so many Americans have gained weight during the...Read more...

There is a Midrash — a rabbinical legend — about the day God learned a lesson from Moses.

Moses approaches God and asks for clarification of a line in the Torah, which reads: “God punishes the children…for the sin of their parents to the third and fourth generation.” (Exodus 34:6-7)

On the surface, the sentence makes some sense.

Indeed, many people...Read more...

Earlier in my career, I became friends with someone who built houses for a living.

Like most developers, he began by constructing one house at a time, until one day, an opportunity presented itself — to build a series of seven townhouses tightly positioned around a crescent.

“I know this is a ridiculous question,” he asked, “but is there a Jewish way to...Read more...

About five years ago, during a trip to Israel, I ran into trouble with my laptop. I panicked: “OMG,” I thought, “I’ve lost all my files.”

A friend remembered that at the nearby Dizengoff Mall, there was a guy who repaired computers.

So — laptop tucked under my arm — I walked over to the mall, past the street performers, the cafés and the Israelis rushing to and...Read more...

In 1967, the Brothers Gibb (Bee Gees) recorded what would become their fourth most popular song of all time. The chorus begins with the refrain, “It’s only words, and words are all I have…”

The sentiment conveys that no matter what exists in our hearts — good or bad — the way we express ourselves affects our relationships with the rest of the world. Our words are the engines...Read more...