When Will This Pass Over? – By Marc
I am lost. I am sad. I am angry and confused. I watch the news and it sinks me. It is dark and grim. I am lost, knowing that I […]
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Striving For And Stuck In The Middle With You – By Marc
If someone was to tell you it’s a good thing to strive to be an intermediate or in the middle, you’d look at them like they were crazy. That is […]
The Profound Power Of Forgiveness And The Bedtime Shema – By Marc
The more you know, the better off you are. I truly believe this. I will never forget being invited to Rabbi Steven Leder’s house shortly after I had arrived in […]
The Lessons Of The Bedtime Shema 24/7 – By Marc
We learn amazing lessons everywhere. If we truly believe that Hashem has created everything, which we do, then it would follow that the lessons that come to us, no matter […]
Count The Omer, Count Your Blessings – By Marc
There is something powerful about the simple act of counting. It leads one to believe that we are counting down to something good, and as we count the Omer, we […]
A Resolution, A Do Over… With Each And Every Breath– By Marc
As an American Jew I feel like I get two do overs every year. One for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, and then another for New Year’s Eve. Two times […]
Make A List And Check It Twice – By Marc
I’d like to riff off the ending of Ben’s blog post last week, partly because I am a list maker… and partly because it is a smart thing to do. […]
Gratitude And Purpose, Bookends From Dawn To Dusk – By Marc
Before I start, I just want to mention that I had the absolute pleasure of seeing Israeli singer/songwriter Idan Raichel at CSULA this past weekend. His music is powerful and […]
Forgiveness: To Give And Accept Or At Least Really Try – By Marc
The New Year is upon us… 5777 is around the corner… It is time to take stock of the things we did and did not do. A scary proposition for […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 