Chanukah: A Generation in Need of Rededication
They chafe against a “lifestyle” they feel is restrictive and complain that being religious simply is not “fun."
Dec 5, 2012
By Rabbi Eliyahu Safran
Spiritual Processing: Transform Your Holiday Inspiration Into Growth
The true test of how you celebrate the holidays is not how you blow the shofar, but how long its blast resonates in your ears. Questions to ask yourself before it's...
Oct 11, 2012
By Yakov Danishefsky
Jamie Geller Gets Deliciously Creative With Apples for Rosh...
Delight family and guests with these original and tasty siman-inspired recipes.
Sep 13, 2012
By Jamie Geller
Make Judgement Day Powerful: 6 Real-Life Lessons From Trips...
The parallels are strikingly evident.
Sep 13, 2012
By Rabbi Efrem Goldberg
Do You Know Anyone Who Harvests Honey?
Meet Len Goldberg, an apiarist. Steve Savitsky talks with him about his nearly quarter-million bees and their corresponding holiday--Rosh Hashana.
Sep 13, 2012
By Stephen Savitsky
No, Really, How Does Teshuva Work?
Can we really change the past? (Is it magic?)
Sep 13, 2012
By Rabbi Eliyahu Fink
A Sweet and Allergy-Free Rosh Hashana
Even if you need to avoid several food groups, don’t fall into a rut and accept boring meals as your lot.
Sep 6, 2012
By Tamar Warga
Do You Make Your Time Count?
The New Year is near. Another year past. We must choose to approach our days wisely.
Sep 6, 2012
By Rabbi Eliyahu Safran
Post-Tisha B’Av: Tears for Shavel
Shavel had been the third most populous city in Lithuania--home to more than 14,000 Jews. Only 500 survived the Shoah.
Aug 8, 2012
By Rabbi Eliyahu Safran
Tu B’av: Permission to Smile
It was prohibited to smile or certainly to laugh. "We can no longer marry and we can no longer have children."
Aug 3, 2012
By Rabbi Yaacov Haber
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