Shoftim – The War for Happiness — By Ben
Chodesh Tov everyone! As of today, we start the big push towards the High Holidays. Can you believe it? Seems like only yesterday I was nervously wondering whether I should […]
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Tu B’Av – More than the Jewish Valentine’s Day — By Ben
If you’re not super observant you’ve probably never heard of the holiday of Tu B’Av. Translated to mean the 15th day of the Jewish month of Av, it is a […]
Missing The Target and Beyond — By Ben
I love SodaStream. I discovered club soda/seltzer/carbonated water during my waiting tables days, running through the kitchen and banquet halls of a massive Asian restaurant. Over the years, I went […]
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 […]
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 […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 