Human Being, The

Creative works exploring life and Judaism composed by a spectrum of Jewish artists.

For physical pain we run to the doctor, but so many of us allow other pain to stay in our lives, never pushing to treat the root of the issue...

We can handle a lot, even a lot of criticism, but once you involve our children, watch out. Now you are dealing with Mama Bear...

Surrounded by original paintings and bas-relief mosaics, long-white-bearded Michoel Muchnik was working on a 3D mosaic of Shabbat and holiday candlesticks when I arrived at his Brooklyn studio.

The EMTs told employees at the eatery to call 911 and then left when they were asked to help. The woman was eventually taken to a hospital, where she died a short time later...

Huh? How did that happen? He is really an astute fellow, so I have no doubt that he grasped very well that doing three times the work would not help lessen my load...

Down there, on the ground, was the piece of art. That's what they called it, anyway. It was black-and-white checkerboard tile. It looked like somebody had cut a square out of a kitchen floor and placed it on the ground. "You're kidding, right?"

Every night at exactly 12:00, my grandfather would become very excited. He would wake me, saying, "Shtei uf, Chavale! Wake up, Chavale...!"

The thought of endless hours in the evening without internet access is actually not a relaxing thought. It makes me nervous. It means I will need to be present, completely present, in my life and not my virtual life. And that is scary to me.

I will never understand, Father. Why can't the world be simple? Why do we need to fight for our souls? Why can't the good side get along with the... other side?