by Rabbi Elie Mischel | f 21, 2023 | Acharei Mot, Yom Kippur
Hank Greenberg was the first Jewish superstar in American baseball and in American sports in general. Now, as you might imagine, when he first came up to the Big Leagues to play for the Detroit Tigers in the early 1930s, antisemitism was a fact of life. But in 1934,...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 20, 2023 | God, Psalms
Imagine yourself standing on a at Rosh Hanikra, a coastal region in the northern Israel where the sea meets the mountains. As you peer out over the Mediterranean Sea, the rhythmic waves crash into the rocks, each wave stronger and more intense than the last. This...
by Rabbi Yaakov Wolff | f 14, 2023 | Free Will, Freedom, Pinchas, Rosh Hashana
When I was ten years old, we took a drive from New Jersey to Baltimore. Along the way, we made a short stop in Philadelphia where we decided to explore Independence Hall, the US Mint, and, finally, the Liberty Bell. As we approached the iconic, cracked bell, I...
by Rabbi Yaakov Wolff | f 14, 2023 | Bereishit, Rosh Hashana
If you take a look at the curriculum for a degree in education, you will see lots of courses about teaching methods, classroom management and imparting values. But there is one ritual, that repeats itself hundreds of thousands of times, that is usually overlooked. A...
by Rabbi Elie Mischel | f 12, 2023 | Amos, Elul, Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur
The following scenario is probably familiar to many of us: Summer was great, but with a couple of weeks between the end of camp and the first day of school, we find our kids becoming restless and ready to return to routine. They miss the structured days and the...
by Rabbi Elie Mischel | f 10, 2023 | Psalms
Owning your own business. Making partner. Buying a quaint house on the beach to watch beautiful sunsets every day. Can you make these dreams a reality through positive thinking and focused action? For thousands of influencers, from celebrities like Oprah to modern...
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