Bitachon in Purim — By Ben
I’m sure I’ll probably say this regarding every holiday, but man, if Purim isn’t all about bitachon, I don’t know what is. In recent weeks, I’ve been writing about the […]
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Bitachon – Why Evil Prospers – By Ben
There are plenty of reasons one might be skeptical of placing their trust in God. But few are as pronounced as, “Why do the innocent suffer while the evil seem […]
The Gate of Bitachon — By Ben
I remember standing in the bus station looking out at the chaotic Saturday night at dinner crowd. With no tables sat in my section I just wanted to go home. […]
Vezos Habracha – The End of the Torah — by Ben
With all the excitment of Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Succos, Shemini Atzeres, and Simchat Torah, it’s very easy to miss the final parsha of the Torah, Vezos Habracha. It’s the […]
Ki Savo – Joy to the Word
It’s 7:25 am …and I’m standing in the Beis Medrish, eyes closed, having just taken three steps forward. The study hall/shul of the Shapells Darchi Noam Yeshiva is silent. I’m […]
Giving Up – By Marc
Life is a battle. It is a constant struggle of contradictions, each seemingly at the polar opposite of each other. And while I understand that these contradictions are necessary, if […]
A Leader and One Who Leads — By Ben
We’ve all had “test of faith” moments (or in Jew-speak test of emmunah.) And in this week’s parsha, Beshalach, the Jews have a pretty daunting one. Just after leaving Egypt, God instructs Moses […]
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly… Having Faith And Being Grateful For EVERYTHING – By Marc
A continuing theme on living, expressing and understanding gratitude. Back in the day, when I was a more acting actor, I remember a lesson someone shared… “Never read your own […]
Seek And You Shall Find… Or Maybe Not! – By Marc
So… I did leave something out of a quote last week… and only because it would have opened a whole new conversation… You know one of those potentially never-ending, heavily […]
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 […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 