“There Are Children Who Are Great Sages”: Just a Few Thoughts and Pictures for Rosh Hashana, in a Fraught Year
On Rosh Hashanah, the more a person bends their mind and humbles themself, the better.
September 11, 2026
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The real reason many Americans are cutting ties with their parents and siblings
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‘Exercise will help any healing process’: Managing the pain of peripheral neuropathy
New research suggests that carefully prescribed exercise may do more than ease peripheral neuropathy symptoms: in some cases, it could help damaged nerves recover.
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February 27, 2026
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Can shoes alter your mind? What neuroscience says about foot sensation and focus
Can the feel of what’s under your feet really sharpen your focus, or is the effect mostly in your head? Neuroscience unpacks how sensory signals from shoes travel to the brain—and why marketing claims of “mind-activating” footwear may be overstated.
January 28, 2026
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What loving-kindness meditation is and how to practice it in the new year
Loving-kindness meditation, or metta, isn’t about romantic love but about cultivating a gentle, universal friendliness toward yourself and others. This New Year, learn what loving-kindness really means and how a simple daily practice can strengthen mental health, deepen connection, and widen compassion far beyond the meditation cushion.
January 1, 2026
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Let’s agree to stop ‘keeping the peace’ this holiday season
As we approach the holidays, here are eight tips for discussing difficult topics with family that center connection over conflict.
December 14, 2025
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How to turn a family gathering into a laboratory for political healing
Those uncomfortable conversations you’re dreading this holiday season are actually an opportunity to get better at addressing our issues to the public at large.
November 26, 2025
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‘My gender is like an empty lot’ — the people who reject man, woman and any other gender label
Some people feel no connection to gender at all — not male, not female, not even “nonbinary.” Their experiences reveal what happens when identity itself is left deliberately blank.
October 31, 2025
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The Portion: America Should Learn the Lessons of Ki Tavo
Ki Tavo reminds us that prosperity without gratitude, justice, and memory leads to ruin — a warning America is in danger of ignoring.
September 11, 2025
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