We have confused God with Santa Claus. And we believe that prayer means making a list of everything you don't have but want and trying to persuade God you deserve it. Now I'm sorry, that's not God, that's Santa Claus.

History is written by winners, so most history books are about people who win.

One of the sages of the Talmud taught nearly 200 years ago that God could have created a plant that would grow loaves of bread. Instead He created wheat for us to mill and bake into bread. Why? So that we could be HIs partners in completing the work of creation.

Never attribute to malice or other deliberate decision what can be explained by human frailty, imperfection, or ignorance.

Many biblical verses are like inkblot tests, revealing more about us than about the text in question.

We do ourselves and others a disservice when we make old age something to be feared...The longer we live, the more life we possess.

When facing a dilemma, choose the more morally demanding alternative.