Purim… The Invisible Hand – By Marc
Growing up, Purim was a super fun holiday that involved costumes, noise makers and Hamentashen. Because my family was one of those twice a year Jews… Yes, I had a […]
Category Archives: Holidays
Shabbos Zachor – Remember to Forget — By Ben
This Shabbat is a special one. Known simply as Shabbos Zachor, it’s a uniquely chosen week where we connect to the holiness and compassion of our infinite Creator by remembering […]
Soften Your Gaze By the Candlelight — By Barbara Heller
One thing I love about living in the “shtetl” as some of my friends and family sweetly call the Jewish community that I live in, is that there are […]
Chanukah… It’s The Light – By Marc
There is a classic quote to describe every Jewish holiday… and one that I am sure many of us have used at one point or another. It is: “They tried […]
The Lost iPhone of Kanfei Nesharim — By Ben
As you may know I recently spent a few months in Israel. Most of it was spent studying, but I did some sight seeing and I found some really special […]
Vezos Habracha – The End of the Torah
With all the excitment of Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Succos, Shemini Atzeres, and Simchat Torah, it’s very easy to miss the final parsha of the Torah, Vezos Habracha. It’s the […]
Why We Really Fast on Yom Kippur – By Ben
As we approach Yom Kippur tomorrow night, I wanted to relate an extraordinary teaching given by the Rosh Yeshiva of Shapell’s Darche Noam. It was a comprehensive lesson that I’m […]
Searching For Solid And Common Ground – By Marc
If you’re like me, you go into this period looking for some real insight… something to move you forward and into the New Year with renewed energy and faith. […]
Rosh Hashana – Five Years’ Difference — By Ben
It was 2012 Exactly five years ago this Rosh Hashana. I’m at the Aish Explanatory High Holiday service in the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The Rabbi is marching around the bimah, […]
Our Souls Compose… Orchestrating The New Year – By Marc
There is so much to say… so much to write about this holiday. But I will allow the words of my very wise mentor, teacher and friend to lead me […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 