Writing
A Straight Line
The computing power inside your skull vastly exceeds any supercomputer. However, for the past half-century, neuroscientists have suggested that the brain achieves its phenomenal performance in a way fundamentally similar to electronic computers. Thinking takes place through the aggregate action of billions of simple elements - cells called neurons - that are connected in an extremely complicated way.
Light and Enlightenment
A holy light burns in the lights of Chanuka. A light as old as the world itself. We may not use the Chanuka lights to illuminate our homes. Their radiance may not be used for any practical purpose at all. We may only look into the light itself. We may only gaze into its depths. But why can't we use the lights of Chanuka for some other sacred purpose?
The Ultimate Message
In a matter of decades, we have seen a revolution in communications. Now, only the speed of light limits our ability to communicate a thought, a picture, a sound, or a sentence from one side of the world to the other, and beyond.
The Taste of Life
Most people think of life as a trip through a treasure-house of experiences. "Living it up" is synonymous with living itself: white-water rafting, paragliding, sipping margaritas around the pool, seeing the Mona Lisa or the pyramids or climbing Everest - that's what life is all about! This view of life sees existence as a compendium of possibilities, and he who dies with the most toys - or the most trophies - wins.
The Month of Iyar
The formation of the Jewish People started on the eve of the Exodus in the first month, Nissan, and culminated with the giving of the Torah at Sinai in the third month of Sivan. This nation-building process is symbolized in the progression of the first three astrological symbols: Aries, the lamb, symbolizes the unity of the group.
