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...
by Rabbi Yaakov Wolff | f 21, 2023 | Yom Kippur
Rabbi Aharon Soloveichik, a respected scholar, teacher, and community leader in both Chicago and New York, faced a significant challenge towards the end of his life. He suffered a debilitating stroke that made walking nearly impossible. Determined to regain his...
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 Rabbi Elie Mischel | f 19, 2023 | Yom Kippur
Michael Levy was born blind. At his mother’s funeral, Michael told the following story: Since he was not able to see, Michael’s mother would walk him to school every morning, and, at the end of the day, she would wait for him right outside the school building to walk...
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 Pesach Wolicki | f 14, 2023 | Rosh Hashana
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is considered a day for introspection and repentance. It is one of the High Holy Days, the most sacred days on the Jewish calendar. But strangely, the Bible tells us very little about this day. Here is the full description of this...
