Do We Still Need to Fast on Tisha B’Av?
The Rabbi concluded that we should no longer be fasting as the redemption is upon us. I think otherwise.
The Freedom of Forgiveness: Five Strategies to Letting Go
It's now the 3 weeks--the ideal time to forgive. Use these tools to help you move on.
What Mourning Means: Reflections of Rav Soloveitchik zt”l on...
The customs we observe during the 3 weeks are strikingly similar to those of a mourner...but in reverse.
This Shavuot, Keep Your Teens Safe
As a community, we must change the concept of staying up all night for the sake of staying up all night.
Remembering: In the Past, We See Our Future
Shavuot reminds us that the past is never dead. It’s not even past.
A Letter to the World
Forgetting Jerusalem does not mean forgetting to celebrate Yom Yerushalayim. Remembering Jerusalem means always being aware.
Ba’Omer or La’Omer? The Joy and Pain of Time
The ticking of the clock is uniformly, maddeningly constant. Tick, tick, tick. In equal, perfectly differentiated, precise segments. One second after another. Tick, tick, tick. A minute. An hour. One day....
Lag Ba’Omer, Tony Robbins and Jewish 3-Year Olds
What one of the most inspirational people of modern times is teaching in the 21st century, Judaism has taught since its inception thousands of years ago.
Yom Ha’Atzmaut: A Day Deserving of Celebration
The fact that modern Israel may not as yet be the fulfillment of all Messianic dreams and aspirations does not, cannot and must not mean its rejection, denial, or disdain.
Bitter Herbs, Not Bitter People
The bulk of the stress, aches and pains that result from Pesach preparation are self-induced and utterly unnecessary.
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