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…
Learning from Our Queen
Life Lessons from Esther HaMalkah The heroine of the Purim story. The queen that every child wishes to be. Esther HaMalkah is an icon of yiras Shamayim and nobility, one who was placed in the most adverse situation and managed to rise above the pain to achieve her mission and save a nation. As we…
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…
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…
