Erica Brown / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Erica Brown / JNS.org
Drugs in the Talmud
Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi, at an international anti-drug conference in Tehran, recently claimed that the "spread of narcotics in the...
Leaderless
People love taking credit for creating revolutions, but are not always fast to own up to long-term solutions, as we learn from Proverbs 28:2: "When there...
Dogs in Judaism: Guards, Demons, or Companions?
On October 4, a feast day in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, you may find a procession of animals heading for the ...
Is Parenting Good for Your Health?
We all know the saying "Insanity is contagious; you get it from your kids." It seemed for a while that research bore this...
Famous Firsts: Bring Some “Newness” Into Your Life
Most of us remember the song by Leona Lewis, "The first time ever I saw your face, I thought the sun rose in ...
Where the Wild Things Were
Where will the wild things go now? More than children's literature lost out with the death of Maurice Sendak, a world-famous artist and...
Learning From Everything
Jonah Lehrer's latest book, Imagination: How Creativity Works, challenges us to rethink our ideas about innovation and the limitations we so often place on ourselves. We buy...
Bullying is No Joking Matter
Indiana's Herald Bulletin published a recent editorial in response to bullying, which is defined by the state as "repeated acts or gestures intended to...
A Precious Commodity: Humility
Humility is a fragile commodity. Proverbs believes that it comes with tragedy. Once you've suffered, your pride diminishes. Humility takes over. But we...
The Trepidation of the World
We count 50 days between Passover and Shavuot, officially called the Omer. Traditionally this is regarded as a time of mourning because of...
Passover: The Holiday of Spring
The sign I recently saw on a local church read: "Spring has sprung. Is your faith blossoming?" Faith does blossom when we see...
Breaking the Habit
Sometimes you find yourself dangerously close to a piece of cheesecake. It inches even closer to you, begging to be eaten. "I can't...
Breaking the Habit: “I Can’t Help Myself”
Sometimes you find yourself dangerously close to a piece of cheesecake. It inches even closer to you, begging to be eaten. "I can't...
Encyclopedic Wisdom: Britannica and the Talmud
Many of us marked with sadness the recent news that after 244 years, the Encyclopaedia Britannica will no longer be available in hard copy. It...
