“You look just like your grandmother! I haven’t seen such a skilled basketball player in this league since your father graduated from high school twenty-five years ago. You have the voice of an angel, just like your brother did ten years ago when he was in my choir.”
Genetics are fa…
According to the Torah all human beings are created individually, with unique talents and strengths to do their part to develop the world around them. When a person latches onto a unique talent they have been endowed with and actualizes it, the result is truly satisfying for the accomplisher…
Equality vs. meritocracy: how do they square with one another? As fair and reasonable people we want everyone to have equal opportunities and benefits, yet when some people put in more effort and/or achieve more than others, shouldn’t they be rewarded for it? The building of the Desert Tab…
There’s a well-known Hebrew phrase used when giving directions to a person wandering towards a destination: Yashar, Yashar Vetishal Shamah. It means, “Go straight, straight and then ask.” While this is functional, it is not always satisfying because we like to have an idea of where we …
