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It was a beautiful summer day; I was about 6 years old and playing with my little brother in a second floor room of our suburban Boston house. We were […]
It was a beautiful summer day; I was about 6 years old and playing with my little brother in a second floor room of our suburban Boston house. We were […]
One of the ways we prepare in Elul is by “cheshbon ha-nefesh,” taking an accounting of our soul. Anyone with an IRA or any kind of investment portfolio will take […]
Why does Torah teach: you shall put the words of Torah on your heart? Why not, in your heart? Because, Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz teaches: each of us, at some time, […]
Too often, the hard work of the High Holy Days gives us an opportunity to beat ourselves up and tear ourselves down, to dwell only on our sins. We recite […]
There’s always a spiritual meaning! “Appoint yourselves judges and officers in your gates” teaches the Torah in last week’s Shoftim. Typically understood as the establishment of a judicial system, Hasidic […]
Last night, in a doc called “Weed,” CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta, shared a compassionate and compelling apology. Gupta explained that he had long reviewed the scientific literature on medical marijuana […]
Do our words really matter? In his sermon Friday evening, Rabbi Bill Kuhn explored how every time we speak to another, we have the opportunity to heal or to hurt, […]
A sage is a passenger on a horse and wagon. As they pass a farm, the driver sees some hay. He stops his horse, looks around carefully to make […]
On this first Shabbat of Elul, we ask: What does your day look like, what does today look like, when you are living in the tent of the Eternal? Daily […]
Late one night, in the city of Chelm, known to be populated by fools, Shmuel happened upon his friend Avrum. Avrum was down on his hands and knees, underneath […]