“When you get to heaven, you’ll be asked Seven Questions… that reveal how you lived your life on earth.”  So writes Dr. Ron Wolfson, one of Reform Judaism’s leading visionaries and inspirational authors, whom we are honored to welcome as our BJBE scholar-in-residence on the weekend of November 5-7, 2010.

Question 4: Did you have hope in your heart?

“A life lived in fear limits us; a life lived in hope empowers us.”

The Seven Questions You’re Asked in Heaven, page 70

On Erev Rosh Hashanah this year, I talked about how the way we tell our life’s story will shape the way we live.  All of us make mistakes and experience failure from time to time.  But if we focus on the failures so much that we make them the defining moments of our story, we will inevitably come to fear that we are incapable of succeeding.  Fear is a powerful emotion; it can paralyze us, preventing us from taking the risks and making the changes necessary in order to be happy. 

“When you get to heaven, you’ll be asked Seven Questions… that reveal how you lived your life on earth.”  So writes Dr. Ron Wolfson, one of Reform Judaism’s leading visionaries and inspirational authors, whom we are honored to welcome as our BJBE scholar-in-residence on the weekend of November 5-7, 2010. 

Question 3: How are you learning?

 Family is your greatest teacher.

“When you get to heaven, you’ll be asked Seven Questions… that reveal how you lived your life on earth.”  So writes Dr. Ron Wolfson, one of Reform Judaism’s leading visionaries and inspirational authors, whom we are honored to welcome as our BJBE scholar-in-residence on the weekend of November 5-7, 2010.

Question 2: How are you creating your legacy?

[Your task as a parent] is to transmit your values, beliefs, and culture from your generation to the next. … [But] Kids see right through adults. They know when you’re faking it. They know whether you feel strongly about something or not. Kids don’t just listen to what you say; they watch what you do. … So get your act together.

-The Seven Questions You’re Asked in Heaven, pages 39

Dear Friends,

“When you get to heaven, you’ll be asked Seven Questions… that reveal how you lived your life on earth.”  So writes Dr. Ron Wolfson, one of Reform Judaism’s leading visionaries and inspirational authors, whom we are honored to welcome as our BJBE scholar-in-residence on the weekend of November 5-7, 2010.

Question 1: Were you honest in business?

“Business is war.”  The first question you’re asked in heaven asks you to think about your morality in the real world, in the marketplace, in the tough competitive environment of business with all its conflicts, passions, and crises.

-The Seven Questions You’re Asked in Heaven, page 25