Chanukah may fall out at the darkest time of the year. But, the very darkness gives the intense spiritual light Chanukah brings to the world the ability shine its brightest. This light is known as ohr haganuz, the hidden light of creation: וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֖ים יְהִי־א֑וֹר וַֽיְהִי־אֽוֹר And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there…
BS”D Straight after the first day of Pesach we enter a seven-week cycle known as Sefiras HaOmer (the Counting of the Omer). The 49 days from Pesach to Shavous really represent a journey of 49 steps to spiritual growth and emotional refinement that help us renew our acceptance of the Torah on an individual level. On the first…
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 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 Seek Hashem when He can be found. Call upon Him when He is near. Yeshiya 55:6 According to Chazal the days when HaShem is most accessible are the Ten Days of Repentance between Rosh HaShana and Yom Kippur. It is during this special period that the doors of teshuva are wide open, when one…
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