The Three Weeks: The Original Broken Tablet — By Ben
You don’t need me to tell you 2020 has been a difficult year. On top of the world stopping Coronavirus that overhauled how we work, educate, socialize, and even show […]
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Bitachon – What Allows Us To Trust? — By Ben
Continuing along in my exploration of bitachon, or trust in God, I realized that many of us are probably plagued by trust issues. We have problems trusting significant others, the […]
Science Class and the Two Names of God — By Ben
I am sitting at the entrance way of a Jewish high school arguing on my phone with the Rosh Yeshiva (principal). There’s a policy that if a student plays hooky […]
Shavuos – What Did We Get Ourselves Into? — By Ben
The holiday of Shavuos is upon us again. Though we may not be partaking in the all night study party we usually do, never the less we can still study […]
Praise with Bitachon — By Ben
One of the opportunities the pandemic has afforded me is that though I can’t go to shul anymore, I can take my time when praying at home. This has been […]
Bitachon – Giving Charity In Hard Times — By Ben
It doesn’t take a Torah scholar to recognize that charity is a good thing. One could argue that mankind probably either came up with the idea before religion or would […]
Bitachon and Anger — By Ben
I’ve been feeling a little angry lately. There’s no apparent reason for it. Yes there is loud and persistent construction on the house behind me. And yes, my stimulus check […]
Pesach – Seder in Solitude — By Ben
This Passover I am planning to do the seder all by myself in my studio apartment. For the last few years I’ve been fortunate enough to be hosted by families […]
Bitachon in Chaos — By Ben
Whoever thought we’d be here? Almost overnight we’ve been forced into self quarantine with social distancing. Washing our hands until they are chapped. Reported cases are doubling every day (not […]
Bitachon in Purim — By Ben
I’m sure I’ll probably say this regarding every holiday, but man, if Purim isn’t all about bitachon, I don’t know what is. In recent weeks, I’ve been writing about the […]
