Vayeitzei — Is it about the Thanks or the Giving? — By Ben
I don’t host much. I live in a studio apartment, with a tiny table/desk and most of my meals are cooked on a George Foreman grill . Clearly, I haven’t […]
I don’t host much. I live in a studio apartment, with a tiny table/desk and most of my meals are cooked on a George Foreman grill . Clearly, I haven’t […]
My favorite holiday has always been Thanksgiving… that is to say my favorite secular holiday. While our family did not really have any set traditions, I will always recall the […]
Thanksgiving has always been my favorite “American” holiday. It has been since I was a child. The house is filled with incredible smells and family. No, not smelly family! The […]
A ladder… an anchor… strapping in. Hashem, Community, and Connection and Prayer. All metaphors, and all ways Judaism keeps us on the path and connected to ourselves and to Hashem. Sulam […]
Rosh Hashanah is a difficult holiday to wrap our heads around. At the forefront there is the notion of being inscribed in the Book of Life and God’s judgement. And […]
I am Jewish. I love Judaism. The reason I say this, is to give some perspective to those who may be reading this who are NOT Jewish. When I write […]
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 […]
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. […]
Thanksgiving has always been my favorite American holiday. The fact that it has gotten so lost, and is now simply a shopping day and a stepping stone to Christmas makes […]
“A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.” (William Shakespeare) “Yossei the son of Yoezer of Tzreidah would say: Let your […]