Can Children Survive Parents who Claim to Know the Absolute Truth?
A discussion with Stephen Dubner, author of Turbulent Souls, about growing up in a fundamentalist religious household.
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Honoring Parents Who Don’t Seem to Deserve Honor
The fifth commandment is to honor your parents. What if they don’t seem to deserve honor? How to deal with the obligation to honor abusive parents.
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Toldot: My Child
Every generation is part of an unbroken cycle of ‘fruit.’ It is through children that we create an eternal legacy, one which we are part of ourselves.
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Vayeirah: Nurturing
We begin our lives constantly in need of support. As we grow older our parents let go and we learn to walk on our own. Sometimes even adults need a lift.
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Mishpatim: Childlessness
A reflection of the pain of childnessness and the power to overcome through alternative ways to give birth to new souls.
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Chaya Sarah: Tattoos
Man can transcend seemingly permanent scars or wounds – both physical and psychological – and access the inner recesses of his soul.
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