Articles written by Rabbi Stewart Weiss

Rabbi Stewart Weiss|Aug 22, 2014

I awoke this morning to shocking news. I guess that’s not so unusual in Israel – especially during war time – but this really floored me. Robin Williams dead at 63; the media buzzing around the story like bees around honey, throwing out words like “suicide,” “depression,” “drug addiction” and “alcoholism.” In my humble opinion, there was no actor more talented, no comic more genius than Robin Williams. From the moment he burst on the scene, he displayed an awesome ability to evoke the deepest feelings and sentiments from his audience. He coul...