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Good Job! Good Effort!
Good Job! Good Effort!
A lesson in positivity from the 9-year-old boy who congratulated the Miami Heat on their effort on the court and not the numbers on the scoreboard.
Jul 29, 2013
By Rabbi Eliyahu Fink
Actually, Mommy, I Ate Up All the Cookies
Actually, Mommy, I Ate Up All the Cookies
Life lessons from a 4-year old boy who couldn't resist eating all the cookies.
Jul 22, 2013
By Allison Josephs
Ruminations on Meditation
Ruminations on Meditation
Meditation has a place in Judaism as well. Many great Jewish thinkers have described Jewish prayer as a form of meditation. The prophets of yore achieved their heightened spiritual state after...
Jul 9, 2013
By Rabbi Eliyahu Fink
Fasting: Exercise in Righteousness or, Just Hunger Pangs?
Fasting: Exercise in Righteousness or, Just Hunger Pangs?
These fasts demand that we bring “suffering” upon ourselves. But why? do our fasts accomplish what the mitzvah demands? After all, the events that these fasts commemorate...
Jul 8, 2013
By Rabbi Eliyahu Safran
All That Glitters …
All That Glitters …
Just as a fish cannot live out of water, Rav Yose made clear that a spiritually-motivated Jew cannot survive away from a dynamic, honest, ethical and moral Torah environment. Nothing...
Jul 2, 2013
By Rabbi Eliyahu Safran
Small Acts of Kindness Go A Long Way: Ordinary Orthodox Jews Being Extraordinary
Small Acts of Kindness Go A Long Way: Ordinary...
Two simple stories. Two small acts of kindness performed by Orthodox Jews that wouldn’t be newsworthy if we didn’t bother to tell them. Two acts of kindness within the Jewish community.
Jul 1, 2013
By Allison Josephs
Overcoming Our Soft Addictions
Overcoming Our Soft Addictions
Trying to walk the line between giving into higher pleasures and lower pleasures.
Jun 25, 2013
By Yaakov Weiland
United We Stand: How We Can Unify Before Tragedy Strikes
United We Stand: How We Can Unify Before Tragedy...
It is foolish for us to wait until a tragedy happens before Klal Yisroel starts acting as one cohesive unit.
Jun 24, 2013
By Allison Josephs
In Pursuit of Perfection: A Humbling Experience
In Pursuit of Perfection: A Humbling Experience
The reality of the situation is that none of us can ever truly be perfect. The best we can do is try to be the best we can be and learn...
Jun 18, 2013
By Allison Josephs
You Gotta Have Faith, Faith, Faith: Why Emunah Is A Choice And Not A Leap
You Gotta Have Faith, Faith, Faith: Why Emunah Is...
Emunah is better translated as conviction. It’s related to the word “emet,” which means “truth,” but there’s a slight difference between the two words.
Jun 11, 2013
By Allison Josephs

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