by Rabbi Elie Mischel | f 26, 2023 | Daniel, Samuel
These are trying times. As we await our soldiers’ inevitable invasion of Gaza, we are all on edge. We know that the current lull in rocket attacks is merely the calm before the storm. The soldiers at the front are not really “soldiers”; they are our sons and...
by Rabbi Elie Mischel | f 22, 2023 | Ha'azinu, Psalms, Samuel
Terror attacks are, unfortunately, not something new to Israel. We experienced way too many just this year alone, even before the heinous attack by Hamas terrorists on October 7th. Every time an attack rocks our nation, we feel angry, we feel devastated and we wonder...
by Rabbi Elie Mischel | f 28, 2023 | Jeremiah, Sukkot, Tishrei
This week, Jews around the world are celebrating the holiday of Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles). This holiday has become my favorite holiday of the year. I love sitting outside in the Sukkah (temporary dwelling) with a good book and some hot coffee, feeling connected...
by Rabbi Elie Mischel | f 27, 2023 | Gratitude, Sukkot, Tishrei
I remember the day I turned twenty years old. In Jewish thought, turning twenty is very significant because it is only at the age of twenty that we become fully responsible for our actions. Though girls and boys become Jewish adults at the ages of 12 and 13...
by Rabbi Elie Mischel | f 26, 2023 | Bereishit, Tishrei
Tony LaRussa, the famous retired manager of the St Louis Cardinals, wrote a book called One Last Strike. In this book, LaRussa details the story of the Cardinals’ amazing and unlikely run to the World Series in 2011, and offers lessons on leadership based on his...
