Sukkot always seems to arrive at the wrong time — just as the year gets colder, busier, and harder to slow down. But maybe that’s the point. The sukkah reminds us that joy doesn’t wait for the “right” moment; it’s built in the middle of life’s chaos. 🍂
If I broke Shabbos to be with my mom, of course God would understand. But teshuvah is still the only way forward.
This article was originally posted 4/26/2018 – A new ending has been added. This week’s parsha details a bizarre ritual the Jews were to perform on Yom Kippur. Basically they […]
Teshuva! Teshuvah! Teshuvah! Is there anything more trumpeted during the high holidays? (Other than the shofar of course.) With Yom Kippur imminent, our leaders implore us to perform this holy […]
With the Day of Atonement upon us, many are scrambling to complete a spiritual accounting to get that cleanest of clean slates. But in the midst of all the Yom […]
Pushed and pulled… stuck in the middle… head spinning. This is how I feel on a daily basis. The news is hard to digest. I constantly check myself to make […]
Letting go of control or admitting you are not in control should be a relatively easy thing to do. And yet human beings have great difficulty with this. Heck, I […]
If you’re not super observant you’ve probably never heard of the holiday of Tu B’Av. Translated to mean the 15th day of the Jewish month of Av, it is a […]
Perhaps you’re familiar with the above sentiment. Out of nowhere you get a call/text/Facebook status update asking for forgiveness for anything your friend/acquaintance/relative might have done to you in the […]
The great thing about Judaism is that you can “steal” amazing ideas as long as you credit the person you stole from. This entire post will be thanks to Rabbi […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 