Inspiration

What Does a New Year for Trees Have to Do with Me?

by | January 16, 2022 | 2 comment(s)

What should we be thinking about and davening for on this day? Tu B’shvat It’s a minor holiday, barely acknowledged, moderately celebrated. For many of us, it passes us by without us even noticing. But what is it all about? “It’s the Rosh Hashanah for the trees,” we have been taught since first grade, maybe earlier. The…

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21 Invaluable Tips on Doing Chesed

by | December 24, 2021 | 4 comment(s)

Did you ever think that there is a better and best way to help? ‘אשרי משכיל אל דל ביום רעה ימלטהו ה [Tehilim 41:2] The pasuk means that we need to use our wisdom to help people in the smartest way. Here are some thoughts and tips on helping wisely. Tzedakah versus Chesed Tzedaka is with…

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Do You Love Where You Live?

by | December 01, 2021 | 9 comment(s)

We can find the beauty and the charm in the place we call home. I was at an outdoor social for my kid’s school. It was on a cute little farm on the outskirts of Bozeman and as I watched the kids run around, I felt this feeling wash over me, I LOVE WHERE I…

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Ignited: Prepare Yourself For The New Year!

by | September 05, 2021 | 0 comment(s)

Ohr Naava’s Program is the perfect thing to watch while you’re cooking! Why settle for a good year when you can have a great year? Ignite Your Heart, Soul & Mind with Ohr Naava’s Avinu Malkeinu For 16 Years, Avinu Malkeinu has been inspiring tens of thousands of people around the world during Elul. This…

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You Have a Fresh Start This Rosh Hashanah: Start By Loving Who You Are

by | September 04, 2021 | 16 comment(s)

There’s something about a new year, fresh chances, that is inherently inspiring. Like that student in her starched uniform shirt on the very first day of school, we feel a sense of conviction to do it right this time. That’s not to say that we’ve been doing it all wrong, of course, but you know,…

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Observing the Torah is Not Only a Ticket to Gan Eden.

by | May 15, 2021 | 5 comment(s)

How could we survive the struggles of life without it? It’s no news to any of us that the essence of Shavuos is infinitely more profound than elaborate tablescapes and delectable dairy goodies (though making the Yom Tov as pleasant and joyous as possible is important too). So we know that it’s the day on…

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So Many Emotions, So Many Emotions. What Are We Supposed to Feel After a Tragedy?

by | May 06, 2021 | 1 comment(s)

What a heartrending parsha all of us in klal Yisrael are experiencing together these days.  From every corner of the world, Yidden have been touched, deeply moved, profoundly impacted, by the indescribable tragedy. All of us are in mourning, each in our own way. Some of us are crying copious tears, our eyelids heavy and…

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