Finding The Holy In Unholy Places And Unholy Times — By Marc
That sounds a little dramatic… and I am not trying to be like a typical evening news story and create a catchy and tidy, catch-phrase headline to help define (and […]
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Trying To Find Faith In A Fender Bender – By Marc
This goes out to my beautiful daughter, who, along with about 50 other kids, is on her way to Israel. Literally just got back from LAX… well… with a stop at […]
The Utter Joy And Beauty Of Life… The Pain And Heartbreak Of Living – By Marc
I’d like to dedicate today’s post to all of us… but especially those who are dealing with loss or health issues… or both. And I’d like to dedicate today’s post […]
Lost And Found… Finding Ourselves On The Path, In The “Chood” And In The Light – By Marc
I actually had an entirely different post already written, but I felt it was more immediate and topical to write this one, especially coming out of Shavuos (Shavuot). This is my […]
“I’m Great! But I’m Improving”… The Benefits Of Lifelong Learning And A Lesson In Living – By Marc
There is an older gentleman at the gym I work out at. His name is Tony. He is there every day I am there… and probably days I am not. […]
Part 3: Prayer, Meditation And Manifestation… It’s All So Jewish – By Marc
I remember early on in my time in LA going to Rabbi Steven Leder’s house. The door opened to a hall of a modern art… Leonard Cohen on the stereo […]
Counting The Omer… Who Are We Counting For And Who Is Counting On Us? – By Marc
I wanted to do the third and final installment of my post on prayers and praying… but when I realized we were in the exact middle of the Counting Of […]
Part 2: The Practice Of Prayer… Putting In The Work And Effort To Make It Matter – By Marc
My last post was on how one prepares to pray… Getting in the mindset of who we are talking to… And expecting positive results.Next (and following Rabbi Irwin Katsof’s great book […]
The Practicality Of Praying… Prayers’ Power, Promise And Potential – By Marc
We have established my love for alliteration, so there it is. And Ben also informed me that while it is not forbidden, many people do not wrap Tefillin during Pesach, […]
Morning Prayers And Meditation… When Tefillin Truly Connects and Inspires – By Marc
I had started a completely different post for today… One that was really helping me define and focus on what Judaism is and isn’t… In fact… What Judaism Is… And […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 