“Teshuvah”, the goal of the month of Elul, is usually translated as “repentance” but the word more closely translates to “return”. While the implication is…
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A story I once read: “A wealthy man lived a good life, and died, and was pleased to find himself at the gates to heaven.…
Leave a CommentThere is, by and large, a misunderstanding about blessings – at least as they exist within Judaism – among people who keep religion at arms-length.…
Leave a CommentA few years ago, as I worked through the BlogElul challenge, I riffed on the theme of “fixing” vs “solving” and how it parallelled the…
Leave a Comment(This was inspired by – and written with appreciation to – R. Mansour and his inspiration from his drasha this weekhttp://www.dailyhalacha.com/m/parasha.aspx?id=833) How little does something…
Leave a CommentI remember, with deep fondness, the poster that is the featured image on this post. I understand that the man who is the subject of…
Leave a CommentFor all their excitement and potential, many people find beginnings to be extremely difficult, if not downright daunting. I think for many, it’s because we…
Leave a CommentHere on Technically Religious, we do not shy away from endings. For those truly faithful (or crazy, and let’s be honest, sometimes it’s hard to…
Leave a CommentIn IT, there are jobs, there are careers, and there are passions. Back in 2006 there was a guy in my monitoring team, a 7…
Leave a CommentOut of curiosity, do you know anyone who has eaten a whole pot roast in one sitting? Here’s why I ask: My Mom and Dad…
Leave a CommentThe cliche “actions speak louder than words” may, without intending it, betray a bit of it’s own bias. In so stating that actions can be…
Leave a CommentI have a problem with asking, and it turns out I’m not alone. Many members of my immediate and extended family; many of my friends;…
Leave a CommentI find strong connections between prayer and the work I do in tech, and I don’t mean in the “Oh God please let my code…
Leave a CommentOf all the thoughts that I’m writing about this month, “awaken” may be the most apropos. More than “return”, more than “bless”, more than “learn”.…
Leave a CommentAs I mentioned yesterday, we’re halfway through this exercise. At this point we should be formulating a plan. A plan to continue, and even deeper…
Leave a Comment2 full weeks through the month of Elul, here at the half-way point, I think it’s fair to ask ourselves what we’ve learned. What has…
Leave a CommentThe Torah portion we read this week is named “Ki Teitzei”, and it features 3 distinct narratives that hinge on memory: Moses retells the episode…
Leave a CommentThere may be nothing as quintessentially “tech”-y as counting. The first machine computers were counting machines, and before that it was an actual job title…
Leave a Comment“12 Smooth Stones“, by Chuck Meyer, is a book of advice, insight, and wisdom shared from father to daughter. In discussing social pressures and how…
Leave a CommentIn past years of BlogElul participation, I’ve written about the Jewish view of teshuvah/repentance. Briefly, repentance is achieved/completed when someone: 1. acknowledges and regrets what…
Leave a CommentRabbi Akiva Tatz relates a story he received from Rabbi Moshe Shirken, about two men trapped in a cage, one sighted and one blind. The…
Leave a CommentTwice a day, I stop what I’m doing. If I am able, I gather with my community. Regardless, whether alone or with others, I say…
Leave a CommentHere on day 7 we are now a full week into Elul. The entire theme of the month is honest (and sometimes brutal) reflection on…
Leave a CommentYesterday I considered how “commit” was a more active form of “choose”, which was the prompt from the day before. Today’s prompt – “want” –…
Leave a CommentYesterday’s prompt was “choose”, which is a powerful word, both in life and during this period of Elul. But today’s prompt – “commit” – is…
Leave a CommentMuch of the time during this month of Elul is spent working to analyze – honestly and clearly, without bias or excuse – who have…
Leave a CommentPodcasts are a funny beast. On the one hand, they appear to happen spontaneously – a bunch of friends have a neat topic idea, they…
Leave a CommentOn of the great joys of the Technically Religious podcast – and by extension the community we’ve created – is discovering when these two important…
Leave a CommentSome decisions seem inevitable. Then you realize (or re-realize, or God reminds you) that nothing exists in a vaccume. We – our lives, our experiences,…
Leave a CommentA little over a week ago, the Hebrew month of Elul began and with it my observance of a very particular set of traditions which…
Leave a CommentThis isn’t my original thought, but rather musings on a wonderful article I read a few days ago. The source is here: https://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/292209/a-manual-for-living-with-defeat Yom Kippur,…
Leave a CommentTechnically I started my I.T. journey back in 1989 (when Windows 1.0 came on 12 5.25″ floppies for free when you bought a copy of…
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