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 […]
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After the Death — By Ben
This past Shabbos/end of Pesach I found myself in Bellevue Washington. A good friend from my years in Seattle was getting married over the holiday weekend and lucky for me […]
We Must ALL Jump Into The Read Sea – By Marc
For Lori Kaye (OBM) Well… I had planned a doing post-Passover post… but then there was Poway. And I am not at all trying to make light with that alliteration. […]
Divided We Fall… Again – By Marc
I always try to dance around anything remotely political on this page. The idea was to focus on the spiritual journey towards Judaism. But at times the two crash into […]
The Long Shorter Way – By Marc
“Regular daily Torah study is crucial to life itself. It influences not only the soul of the one who studies, but the souls of his family as well, for it […]
Not Easy And Beautiful… What It Is To Be A Jew – By Marc
The following is inspired from Rabbi Avi Rabin’s talk at the last Chabad Mensch Night.One only needs to take a look back at history to realize how much of a […]
Questions And Comfort – By Marc
I write this out of my house, but hoping to get back in this afternoon… Though new flare ups have just erupted in the Lake Sherwood area of Westlake. No, […]
From Pittsburgh With Light – By Marc
Last week’s Parsha Chaya Sarah, the first after the horrific events in Pittsburgh, opens with the funeral of Sarah. A funeral! While I know there are no coincidences, it still […]
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 […]
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 […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 