Forgive But Do Not Forget – What This Holy Time Teaches Us – By Marc
Rosh Hashanah… Yom Kippur… Sukkot… Simchat Torah… Such a holy time of the year, and so many valuable life lessons in each of these holidays. One of the most significant […]
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From Ominous And Dark To Bright And Light – Return… Return – By Marc
Tonight is Kol Nidre. Tomorrow is Yom Kippur. As a young lad in a Conservative Shul, whose family only went to services on the High Holy Days, there was a […]
Apples, Honey And Paradigm Shift For Rosh Hashanah – By Marc
At our monthly Mensch Night at Chabad Of West Hills we did an exercise where we were asked to define Hashem in five words. Mine were: Everything, All-Powerful, Energy, Infinite […]
Put Your Trust In Him – By Marc
If you are a regular reader of this blog, you’ll know that there is a struggle afoot. I am certainly not the only one, and I know that there are […]
What A Difference A Word Makes (The Nuances Of Hebrew) – By Marc
I learned enough Hebrew to get through my Bar Mitzvah… and then, when that was done, much of it left my brain. The prayers stayed in there, but the meaning […]
When Words Fail, Find The Miracle Of Actions – By Marc
If you are a regular reader of this blog, you know I often go deep and personal and am willing to share some fairly private thoughts. I do this as […]
Take Comfort – By Marc
This is taking us back a little bit, to the weeks around Tisha B’Av… but the message is an important one. Thanks to Rabbi Moshe Bryski for this wonderful insight.The other […]
Merirus… From Bitter Lemons To Sweet Lemonade – By Marc
When life hands you lemons, make lemonade. Or a lemon tart… or lemon ice… or…We have all heard that in some way or another. It’s an iconic turn of phrase… a […]
Torah + Mitzvah = Jewish Survival – By Marc
So Ben made a good point that my last post ended without bringing up some other important points. I felt like it was running a bit long and so I […]
The Eruv Controversy – By Marc
So I’d love for this to be an “interactive” post. Mainly because this is a subject I am not well versed on. While we are not “live streaming” or able […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 