by Lou Gottlieb | Apr 8, 2022 | Story
As told by Martin Buber in Tales of the Hasidim, The Early Masters. The Word This was told by Rabbi Israel of Rizhyn. “All the pupils of my ancestor, the Great Maggid, transmitted the teachings in his name—-all except Rabbi Zusya. And the reason for...
by Lou Gottlieb | Apr 7, 2022 | Essay
Think for yourself. Work for the world. If you think for yourself, you will have doubts and questions. You will suffer. You will be able to ask for help. And you will learn. If you work for the world, you will become part of something...
by Lou Gottlieb | Apr 2, 2022 | Essay
Namaste – – – I bow to God within you. I cannot see God manifesting in you – – – probably you cannot see God manifesting in you, either. And yet – – – I know it is there, potential in you, but at this moment I am...
by Lou Gottlieb | Apr 1, 2022 | Memory
[Treblinka was one of the most notorious Death Camps the Nazis built, primarily for murdering Jews] From interviews of former Treblinka commandant Franz Stangl by Gitta Sereny Franz Stangl had been commandant, first of Sobibor extermination camp for 4 months in 1942,...
by Lou Gottlieb | Mar 31, 2022 | Essay
I lie, half-awake, in bed. My body is not comfortable. If I try to fall asleep anyway, my sleep will probably be disturbed; but I know that if I wake up enough to make my body comfortable, my sleep will be more sound, and deeper. So I do that. I notice that my body...
