I Have Been Changed For Good – By Marc
In honor of Shavuot, which begins tonight… “Hairs may turn white The brain may slow But as long as we keep learning We will continue to grow.” I often use […]
Monthly Archives: May 2017
Shavuos – Letting Yourself Ask for Help — By Ben
I’ve worked in restaurants on and off since college. The job can be tremendously stressful, hectic, and in the midst of the dinner rush, can feel like war. Imagine that 3 […]
The Sounds Of Hebrew – By Marc
I was all set with another post… and then something happened. Something profound… Something heartbreaking and powerful… and then it transformed into something beautiful… Something that will stay with me for […]
Praying with Two Hearts — By The Anonymous Blogger
Mishneh 4:21 in Pirkei Avos reads, Rabbi Elazar Ha-Kapar says, Kinah, Taivah, and Kavod drive a man out of the world. Kinah is translated as envy or jealousy. Kavod is the […]
The Importance Of Humble Knowledge – By Marc
“A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.” (William Shakespeare) “Yossei the son of Yoezer of Tzreidah would say: Let your […]
Hod. The Link between Pesach Sheni, Lag B’Omer, and Manna from Heaven. – By Ben
We’re in a really odd time right now in the Jewish calendar. Between Pesach and Shavuos is a what’s known as the counting of the Omer. For 49 days we count each […]
Gratitude And Purpose, Bookends From Dawn To Dusk – By Marc
Before I start, I just want to mention that I had the absolute pleasure of seeing Israeli singer/songwriter Idan Raichel at CSULA this past weekend. His music is powerful and […]
Kedoshim – Who the Hell Wants to be Holy? — By Ben
I don’t know about you, but I never have had any desire to be holy. You walk around seeing hassidic men in shtreimels avoiding all secular media or looking away from […]
In A World Filled With Confusion… You Gotta Have Faith – By Marc
We are living in difficult times. We are reminded of this daily. Watching the nightly news has its perils and traps, and is literally hurting my brain. I have […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 