The Pilot and the Father of 6 by Rabbi Paysach Krohn
An eye-opening exchange between a pilot and a devoted dad at the Newark airport. Dedicated to all the Jewish moms putting in long days with their kids this Succot!
Read MoreThank You Hashem for this Line I’m Stuck In
Celebrating Jewish unity on the way to the Kotel this Succot.
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What I Would’ve Done If I Wasn’t Your Mother by Yuval Levy
My daughter sent me this amazing poetry slam, and it brought tears to my eyes.. A good reminder, I felt, before Succot, when we will be spending so much time with our families, living our (new) dreams.
Read MoreThe Succah Decoration My Child Brought Home by Rabbi Zecharia Wallerstein
Thoughts on how proud we are of our children and how proud Hashem is of us.
Read MoreYom Kippur’s Open Heart Surgery, Succot is Rehab by Rabbi Fischel Schachter
Beautiful thoughts that got me excited about Succot and sitting in my Succah (not that it’s up yet, but I really hope it will be by Sunday night!). Watch the entire class at https://www.torahanytime.com/… Shabbat shalom and Chag Sameach!
Read MoreRabbi Jonathan Sacks and Mom A”H
I’ve been an admirer of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks for years, but I’ve felt a special connection with him and his writings since he was buried the same day as my Mom almost 2 years ago. Before she passed away from a stroke at the age of 77, Mom had been a devoted reader of the […]
Read MoreThe Kittel and the Motorcycle
On Yom Kippur, at shul during Neila, I felt like I and all of the women around me were angels. And then Yom Kippur ended, and I heard havdalah and ate and cleaned up a bit and went on a walk to stretch my legs. And during my walk, I saw something that shook me […]
Read MoreFinding Hashem within the Confusion
Gemar Chatima Tova. May you have an easy and meaningful fast!🏣💗
Read MoreOur Pre-Yom-Kippur Guests
This past Shabbat we hosted an extremely lovely couple in their 50s, the founders of a Reform Temple in the small town in Pennsylvania where they raised their 2 children and still live. The husband studied Hebrew in college, and perfected it at the elite dental school where he prepared for tests, going back and […]
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