Understanding the prohibition against idolatry in verse 4 through the lens of Rashi, the Talmud (Shabbat 149) and the Degel Machaneh Yehudah leads us to a reflection on the difference between mindfulness vs. da'at.

Why is confession important in Jewish life and why does it matter so much today?  A little Torah, a little Rambam, a little Soloveitchik to get some insight into the meaning of the confession that is still part of our liturgy and our lives.

Spirituality, Ethics, Maimonides, Soloveitchik, Alshich and Rebbe Nachman rolled into One.

A reflection on the essence of slander and what it says about human life. 

I want to give a shout out to the essay "Self Actualization and Society" by Rabbi Shagar (Shimon Gershon Rosenberg) z"l which appears in his book Faith Shattered and Restored: Judaism in the Postmodern Age.  That essay pointed me to some sources that I wouldn't have otherwise thought to connect with the ideas here.