There are two big takeaways from the continuing upheaval and the events of the past few weeks: Hashem is running the world. In an instant and unexpectedly, our lives can dramatically change. While that change may be uncomfortable, we can choose to remember the One Who is Pulling all the Strings and work to focus…
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BS”D These days many of us are living in some kind of quarantine– separated from each other and the daily activities that defined our day. We’re locked in our homes feeling afraid and overwhelmed… worried about getting sick… or the health of our loved ones… or losing work… or how in Heaven’s Name we are…
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BS”D A few weeks ago, before Coronavirus dominated the headlines, life was pretty normal… Oh, how things have changed!!! A seemingly small and insignificant ailment has somehow set off a heavy-handed, global response. Governments throughout the world are implementing a series of increasingly militant, often bizarre regulations and laws that can (and do) change by…
BS”D The Zohar tells us that Yom Kippur, the most spiritual day of the year, is really, Yom Hak’purim, which means “a day like Purim.” (Tikkunei Zohar 21: 57b) The essence of this connection is that the two days are actually similar. On both days, a Jew can experience spiritual elevation and closeness to God,…
BS”D Why do we celebrate Tu BiShvat, the Rosh HaShanah La’Ilanot, in the middle of the winter– a time when nothing is growing and the world around us descends into a deep, frost-bitten slumber? It seems to be at the wrong time of the year. Shouldn’t the New Year for the Trees come in the…
