Bereishis – The Language of Temptation –By Ben
After a slew of high holidays (starting Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Succot, Hoshana Rabba, Shimini Azteres) the season finally ends with Simchat Torah. If you are unfamiliar with the holiday, it […]
The Pillars Of Judaism… Three Holidays To Fully Support Our Spiritual Needs – By Marc
Three legs are all it takes to have balance… Yes, we can ride a bike on two wheels… Or some of us on only one. And perhaps we can even […]
The Yom Kippur Blog Post — By Ben
Yom Kippur. The day of atonement. The day where the Jews get all their sins wiped away. All you have to do is two things: suffer fasting for 25 hours […]
The Power Of Shul And Praying In And With A Community – By Marc
Joni Mitchell said it best: “Don’t it always seem to go That you don’t know what you’ve got ‘Til it’s gone.” No, they haven’t paved paradise and put up a […]
Choosing Life and the Book of Life. High Holidays Part 3 — By Ben
To finish off my series on Rosh Hashana, I wanted to put front and center the seemingly ominous threat made to every Jew to bolster attendance at High Holiday services. Supposedly, […]
Focus, Forgive And Forge Ahead – How To Prepare For The Jewish New Year — by Marc
“A dream can be dreamed A life can be lived to its fullest Miracles can happen Every single day.” I had mentioned in my last post, that we are given […]
Are you ready for some Judgment?! High Holidays part 2 — By Ben
Continuing along in the High Holiday series, I wanted to talk about what Rosh Hashana is about. We know it’s the Jewish New Year. But it starts at the beginning […]
The High Holidays… Putting All Our Jewish Eggs In One Basket – By Marc
I am not a huge fan of New Year’s Eve, and it is mostly because too many of us put ridiculous and unrealistic pressure believing the evening has to be the […]
Ugh. Not High Holidays services again. — By Ben
The vast majority of Jews in America don’t attend prayer services (aka davening) very often. But there are two days that if anyone has any shred of religious connection will […]
The Jewish Trifecta: How To Win A Truly Rich And Fulfilled Life – By Marc
Our one main goal it seems is happiness… bliss… contentment… Okay, that’s three things… but “three” is the theme of today’s post. They are essentially the same idea described with slightly […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 