I would advise anyone who is at the start of a rest ritual like the Sabbath, to take it slowly and grow incrementally into it. Recognize that it will be hard at first. It's a discipline but then it is… — Erica Brown Copy Share Image
I have a principle I often invoke in class: comfortable people don't grow. Good teachers need to engage in the paradox of making students feel comfortable and uncomfortable in equal measure. — Erica Brown Copy Share Image
If we are indeed created in God's image, then we, too, must create and then we, too, must rest. — Erica Brown Copy Share Image
In fact, because I am very time conscious and want to make the most of every moment, I make it a practice to remove… — Erica Brown Copy Share Image
For me, study is a divine and daily imperative, and I study a page of Talmud daily so that I am not only teaching.… — Erica Brown Copy Share Image
For some reason, I write about crash-landed spaceships quite a lot and my wife is sick of hearing of hearing my ideas for new… — Erica Brown Copy Share Image
I love lighting Shabbat candles at the onset of Shabbat. It helps me create a strong and firm demarcation of time. — Erica Brown Copy Share Image
I would advise anyone who is at the start of a rest ritual like the Sabbath, to take it slowly and grow incrementally into… — Erica Brown Copy Share Image
I took to religion at about age 12; it was very hard for me to be Sabbath observant as a kid in a home… — Erica Brown Copy Share Image
I don't read or write SF for cutting edge ideas; I read and write it for the storytelling, and every story is new. So… — Erica Brown Copy Share Image
I love space opera, and I believe that every sub-genre has potential no matter how old it is. — Erica Brown Copy Share Image
In every life there is a challenge. For every challenge that I take on, if I follow through, I accomplish. When I have accomplished,… — Erica Brown Copy Share Image
If people are not safe, they will not make themselves vulnerable. If they feel too comfortable, they can become complacent or lose their curiosity.… — Erica Brown Copy Share Image
I love going to synagogue on Friday night and being swept in the melodies. Everyone seems more friendly and unburdened by the week and… — Erica Brown Copy Share Image
