Bitachon in the Sukkah — By Ben
The Chovos HaLevavos starts out Shaar Habitchon’s introduction with the following idea, “If someone places trust in any entity other than Hashem, Hashem withdraws His Providence from upon him and […]
Tag Archives: Sukkot
One More Day – Shemini Atzeres — By Ben
Whenever I would leave home to go back to college, or New York, or wherever I was living as an adult, when my dad drove me to the airport there […]
Find Yourself Sitting In The Sukkah – By Marc
From Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur to Sukkot to Simchat Torah. This is a remarkable period of time. And I think throughout all of it, the thing that most stands […]
Forgive But Do Not Forget – What This Holy Time Teaches Us – By Marc
Rosh Hashanah… Yom Kippur… Sukkot… Simchat Torah… Such a holy time of the year, and so many valuable life lessons in each of these holidays. One of the most significant […]
The Four Days After Yom Kippur — By Ben
I’m davening maariv, the evening prayer, immediately following the final moments of Yom Kippur. We’ve not broken the fast, we’ve not even done havdalah, but as I’m praying, all I […]
Divine Hug in Real Time — By Barbara Heller
There’s a song by the great Sara Bareilles, “Hold My Heart”. That song was playing in my head this morning. Its one of her lesser known hits but it always […]
Stop Being A Jerk – By Marc
Okay… yes… that headline seemed like it would grab you more than the original title, Saving The World With Kindness. That in itself is a sad statement… and a testament […]
What I Learned In The Sukkah – By Marc
So here we go again… Sukkah… Succah… Chanukkah… Hanukah… I’m going with sukkah… and luckily I was able to spend some time in four of them. Thanks to Howard, Jonah, […]
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 […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 