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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Rosh Chodesh Adar. Switching Chore to Choice Changes Everything
Tap into the power of the month of Adar by inverting each task from chore, to choice. Month: Adar Mazel: Fish (dagim) Mishenichnas Adar marbin besimchah… With the arrival of the month of Adar, our level of joy is increased. What is the formula toward heightening joy? We get our first clue from the fact…
Be Fruitful
Life Lessons from Fruit, in Honor of Tu B’shvat There is what to be learned from everything in Hashem’s magnificent creation, including fruit, especially the shivas haminim. Would you imagine that the delicious fruit we eat can also be inspiring? Here are some lessons we can learn when we take a deeper look at fruit. …
Rosh Chodesh Shevat–the Buds Beneath the Surface
The power of this month is believing in the things we can’t see with our own eyes. As the women of Klal Yisrael, Rosh Chodesh is a special Yom Tov for us. It’s a time when Hashem infuses the world with renewed energy, each month with its own special koach. Just as the feminine luminary,…
Gifts of a Different Kind
These are the gifts that mean more than most others With Chanukah just around the corner, many of us are consumed with the project of gift giving. We’ve discussed before whether or not Chanukah gifts are a minhag yisrael or chukas hagoyim. We can also discuss the pros and cons of Chaunkah gifts for children…
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…
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…
A Family Elul
Bringing the power of Elul into our homes…even when we’re still in summer mode. It’s Elul! When trying to think of an attention-grabbing way to start this article, I couldn’t think of a better one than the above two words. After all, like the call of the shofar, what better way to grab our attention…
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…
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….
