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Spiritual Processing: Transform Your Holiday Inspiration Into Growth
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
Make Judgement Day Powerful: 6 Real-Life Lessons From Trips to the Courtroom
Make Judgement Day Powerful: 6 Real-Life Lessons From Trips...
The parallels are strikingly evident.
Sep 13, 2012
By Rabbi Efrem Goldberg
No, Really, How <em>Does Teshuva</em> Work?
No, Really, How Does Teshuva Work?
Can we really change the past? (Is it magic?)
Sep 13, 2012
By Rabbi Eliyahu Fink
I’m Not a Runner, But I Ran
I’m Not a Runner, But I Ran
When I originally announced my plans to run in the half-marathon, my 3-year-old simply asked, “Mommy, where are you running? To the manicure store before they close?”
Sep 13, 2012
By Shaindy Urman
Do You Know Anyone Who Harvests Honey?
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
A Simple Paradigm Shift That Will Improve Every Aspect of Your Life
A Simple Paradigm Shift That Will Improve Every Aspect...
One of the primary curses that plague man is the cynical dismissal of things that are not “good enough” only because they are not “perfect.”
Sep 6, 2012
By Rabbi Steven Pruzansky
One Month Later: The Lesson of the <em>Siyum</em>
One Month Later: The Lesson of the Siyum
The passion felt in the dancing circles on the field and in the stands among so wide a range of Jews is something that can and should be circulated more often...
Sep 6, 2012
By Ben Ehrenkranz
Do You Make Your Time Count?
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
The JACS Sober IFS Taglit-Birthright Israel Trip: June 2012
The JACS Sober IFS Taglit-Birthright Israel Trip: June 2012
Thirty-two young people and three staff members boarded the EL AL flight. The common bond all shared was being sober; some as little as three months, others up to seven...
Sep 5, 2012
By Sharon Darack
Like, R/T, Pin, +1: The Digital Revolution is Here To Stay, So Take Advantage
Like, R/T, Pin, +1: The Digital Revolution is Here...
We can connect with kids on a whole different level when we embrace technology. Steve Savitsky speaks with Rabbi Dov Emerson, Assistant Principal of DRS Yeshiva High School for Boys.
Aug 31, 2012
By Stephen Savitsky

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