Mo(u)rning
This Shabbat, we read the Torah portion of Korach in synagogues across the world. It is also “Gimmel Tammuz” (the 3rd day…
Ladies First?
Shalom aleichem! Mazel tov to my brother Aaron on his upcoming wedding to Ms. Joey Siegel! Condolences to Jack Sonnenschein on the…
Filling the House
Shalom Aleichem! I am starting a campaign which I have named “13 For 13” — the goal is to get 13 new…
While flying Jetblue
I spent this cold and miserable week in a better place….AKA Florida. With apologies to those who spent this week in the…
The Beginning and End
Shalom Aleichem! Just a few days ago, while studying the Talmud (Sotah 14a), I came across a passage that I would like…
Founding Fathers
There is a common Jewish custom, that on Shabbat afternoons, between Passover and Shavuot, one studies a chapter of Ethics of Our…
True Leaders
Who are the leaders of today? Are they the sports figures whose images adorn the bedrooms of adolescent boys? Movie stars? Politicians? …
Are You Young?
The story is told of a certain aspiring Hungarian Jew who travelled to Lizhensk, Poland, hoping to meet with the famous tzaddik…
