I like to pivot to something else – to reflect on the meaning of life, the essence of being. I have written about this a few ...

Here is Alexander Pope’s quote of the day, along with its meaning, historical context, and relevance in modern life, while ...

“With what shall I come before the Lord and bow down before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ...

In Rome there is a monastic ossuary, a boneyard, which is not unusual in itself. But there you will find the skull of a monk long-departed from this life. On it is inscribed, “As you are now so once ...

Harrison Ford had been defeated. However, the victor was not a red lightsaber-wielding Kylo Ren in a galaxy far, far away, but rather, a nobody. In 1976, on his first day as president of Yeshiva ...

Coaches are forever saying why athletic competition is good for you. Besides the exercise, team sports build character, prepare you for life, make one a better American, etc. Athletic competition also ...

I walked out of my house one morning last week and saw that my left rear taillight was shattered and that my bumper was hit. I was livid. This was the third time in two years that my car has been hit ...

This December marks the 60th anniversary of A Charlie Brown Christmas, a half-hour television special that did something ...