Questioning Faith… Is What Was Found Now Lost? (Part 2) – By Marc
“The only journey is the one within.” – Rainer Maria Rilke “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” – Lao Tzu So my last post (two posts […]
Re’eh — Lookin’ Good ;) — By Ben
This week’s parsha starts out with the ultimate of ultimatums, will you choose blessing or curse? It’s very simple, just do all the commandments and you’ll get blessings. Easy stuff, […]
Get Up, Stand Up, Speak Up, Unite – By Marc
I was ready to go with the second part of my post: Questioning Faith… Is What Was Found Now Lost? But it will have to wait. It will have to […]
Eikev – Benching and Kvetching — By Ben
This week’s Torah portion continues Moses’ diatribe to the Jewish people. He rebukes them for the golden calf, he brings up the Meraglim (spies) again, he gives over the blessings […]
Questioning Faith… Is What Was Found Now Lost? (Part 1) – By Marc
This is not an easy post to write. It is deep and revealing…open and brutally honest…a battle. As I sit here typing, I can tell you the tension in my […]
Students, Friends, and Teachers. Who to Fear and Who to Respect. — By Ben
It’s hard to believe I’ve been in Israel for 3 weeks and the first leg of my trip is already over. I’ve been at a yeshiva known as Machon Shlomo […]
Tisha B’Av, A Day To Really Connect To Our Sadness – By Marc
I am posting today, in anticipation of Tisha B’Av starting this evening. The word holiday implies a celebration. In Europe, you go ON Holiday (here, we call it vacation). So […]
