Frank: It was 150 years ago when the phrase “nature versus nurture” surfaced in scientific literature and ever since a debate of which was more important in determining our personality, skills, interests, morality, and intellect, among many other characteristics has been a popular subject to discuss. ...
Frank: So often I hear about someone’s character, which are the traits that represent a person’s moral and ethical beliefs and behavior. There are several adjectives that help define character and any one of them could be used to describe a person of good or not so good character. They primarily ...
Frank: The ringing hospital phone startled me. As a Resident Physician 60 years ago, I spent many nights in the hospital lounge and on this night, I had just fallen asleep when a nurse, needing help with an agitated, distraught, and tearful patient, called for advice. After listening to the situation, ...
Frank: I am convinced that humans have free will and when that free will is abused for evil actions, those individuals either could not hear or were incapable of listening to the God within them.They are nature’s genetic mutation of the conscience. Their genetic wiring lacks the necessary elements ...
Frank: Loving and being loved are the most important human emotions of life and a feeling that can enrich lives in countless ways. Uttering the words, “I love you,” are clearly the three most powerful words one can communicate to another person. Yet there are types of love that differ from one another. ...
Frank: Mark, we have all been asked many times in our lives whether our glass was half full or half empty, to ascertain if we were optimistic or pessimistic about a certain situation. Recently I have been asked that question as it relates to the outcome of the presidential election, and I responded ...
“If someone comes to kill you, get up in the morning to kill him first.” This is what the Talmud teaches us. If we are going to delineate a list of Jewish values, the act of the self preservation of the Jewish people would most certainly top that list. If we are to mourn ...
Frank: During my fifty years of practice, I participated in the care of thousands of pregnant women and have attempted to answer the many questions that each patient invariably wants answered. While these questions are often specific to each patient's pregnancy, one common question usually surfaces ...
Frank: Mark while we were on our trip last year to Berlin, we often spoke about issues surrounding the topic of forgiveness, and with the High Holidays now over, I thought this would be a good time to review some of those issues and begin by asking if you believed there were instances and events that ...
Mark: In many Reform synagogues, like mine, a prayer for healing has been reintroduced in recent years. Though always a part of traditional Jewish worship, it was abandoned by Reform Jews because it was felt to be a theological bridge too far for many to cross: It was one thing assemble as a congregation ...
