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ABCs of Tu B’Shvat

The “new year for trees” has a special set of meaningful customs.   Tu B’Shvat appears in the Talmud (Rosh Hashanah 2a) as...

Jew Year’s Resolutions?

Them: “Spend more time with family.” Us: “Over 3500 years, we’ve pretty much mastered this one.” It’s not our holiday or even our...

Zechot Avot: In the Merit of Our Forefathers

As we completed last week’s portion, Moses returns to G-d and is puzzled as to why his visit with Pharaoh did not result...

Conservative Judaism Seeks to ‘Rebrand’ as Numbers Plummet

After losing one third of its membership in less than three decades, US Conservative Movement hopes team of PR agents can save it....

Why Eat Kugel on Shabbat?

Question: At first I thought it was just a coincidence, but I see now that almost every home that I’m invited to for...

Tu B’shvat: Emerging

Like the trees in the depth of winter, we have the power to emerge from darkness and blossom. The earliest blooming trees in...

SHEMOT – It’s All About The Name

Last week, we concluded the first book of the Torah, the book of Bereshit or Genesis. Bereshit is predominantly the story of a...

The San Bernardino Massacre And Prayer

Why those who think “God isn’t fixing this” are wrong. In the aftermath of the horrific terrorist attack in San Bernardino a new...

Empowering Parents; Everything Is Inscribed

The new issue of Klal Perspectives, "Technology and the 21st Century Orthodox Community," is now available, and for my money it is one...

Vayechi – Shema Yisrael …. Learning to Hear !

As the book of Genesis comes to an end, Jacob, the last of the forefathers dies. He is mourned in Egypt and then...

The Tenth of Tevet

One day commemorates a variety of Jewish tragedies. The Tenth of Tevet is one of the four fast days that commemorate dark times...

5 Keys to a Happy Home

How to infuse your home with genuine joy. A woman approached me after a recent parenting lecture. “I own three houses but I...

Parshas Vayigash 5776 – The Issue of Refugees

This week, following the revelation that Zaphenath−Paneah, the viceroy of Egypt is really their brother, Joseph explains that the famine will continue and...

8 Ways to Turn Darkness into Light

This Hanukkah choose to create your own miracles. During Hanukkah we celebrate miracles. The miracle of a few inexperienced Maccabees defeating a huge,...

I Wanna Be a Maccabee

Who are the heroes of Chanukah? The founders of the “Jewish Olympics” had a formidable task. To find a name for the games,...

Parshas Mikeitz – Shabbos Chanukah

In this week`s parsha we read the dramatic story of Joseph who is now Viceroy of Egypt meeting his brethren after 22 years...

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