Inspiration
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Building the Love Step by Step
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Working on Ahavas Yisroel in Preparation for Kabalas Hatorah Lag B’omer is celebrated right in the middle of sefirah, a joyous day in the middle of the mourning. We are confronted with a reminder of why we mourn and why, today, we rejoice. We have been mourning the loss of thousands of our nation’s brightest…
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Rosh Chodesh Iyar: Ultimate Healing
Whether your wound is emotional or physical, this month holds the key to healing. Month: Iyar | Mazel: Shor (bull) The ultimate prescription for healing lies in the name of this month What a joy to usher in this new month—a month that is known for its koach to heal. It was during this month…
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Rosh Chodesh Nissan. Switching Chore to Choice Changes Everything
Tap into the power of the month of Nissan by renewing our reality that today is a new beginning. Month: Nissan Mazel: T’leh (lamb/sheep) Rosh Chodesh Nissan is one of the most significant days in our calendar. Besides for the many occurrences that took place on this day, such as the inauguration of the Mishkan…
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The Show Must Go On
When a line is forgotten or a piece of scenery falls…and things don’t go the way we planned, we keep the show going. I went to my second grader’s Purim play this week and I did not expect to be so emotional. It wasn’t perfect. A crown slid down over someone’s eyes. A girl forgot…
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Parashas HaMahn with English Translation
While some say Parashas HaMahn daily, there is a special segulah to say it on the Tuesday of the week of Parashas BaShalach. We’ve included it here for your convenience with the English translation, courtesy of Artscroll’s Parashas HaMahn by Rabbi Dov Weller. Reciting Parashas HaMahn, the pesukim in the Torah that discuss the mahn,…
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Seven Life Lessons from Sukkos
These are seven, deep, impactful ways to connect meaningfully to the Yom Tov of Sukkos. We are about to immerse ourselves in nine days of closeness, of joy and of connection. Nine beautiful, precious days whose impact will hopefully carry us through the rest of the year. Every year, I try to zoom in on…
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Tishalal: The Greatness of Motherhood
Your greatness is within each and every small act. Learn more at Tishalal.org. Mothers today are doing more than ever, yet feeling emptier than ever. While their schedule can be so full, often filling roles both inside and outside the home, their spiritual “income” dwindles to their toddler’s parsha sheets or kindergartener’s aleph-beis play. We’re…
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Teshuva Re-examined
It’s not fixing what’s broken. Rather, it’s coming back to our true selves in our relationship with Hashem. Elul. Teshuva. They are words that stir up a whirlwind of emotions in many of us; or, if we’re being honest, sometimes they stir up nothing at all. What are we really supposed to be doing this…
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Remembering the Churban through Life’s Ups and Downs
Do we only want Mashiach to patch up all of life’s problems? What should we really be feeling? It’s been a rough time for Klal Yisroel, many of us are thinking as we swallow down our last few gulps of water, prepared to usher in our nation’s day of mourning yet again. We need Mashiach…
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Bringing the Geulah, One Day at a Time
It seems like summer has just begun and suddenly, the Three Weeks are upon us. It can be hard to remember that we are in the mourning period every day of these three weeks, so here is a calendar of suggestions that can help you stay focused, even for just a brief moment every day.…
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