Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. Here’s a thought for the Seder. The Torah has an interesting name for the Seder night. It calls it ‘a night of anticipation for G-d’   (Exodus, 12:42).  A time that G-d was “looking forward” to. For how long? … Since the creation of the universe! Because […]

Hope you’re having a great day. Many Jews may have been wondering at the Seder. “The Exodus?  Splitting of the Sea? Why did G-d stop doing miracles?” … He didn’t! In fact one of His miracles is 61 years old today! Today is Yom Ha’atzmaut.  Israeli Independence Day. Mazal Tov! … Here’s something I think […]

Hi, Here’s something to think about as we sit down to the Seder. …We read about the great Rabbi Akiva and five other Rabbis of the Talmud. How they stayed up all night talking about the Exodus from Egypt. And it’s easy for this story to get overlooked. Especially when everyone smells the delicious food! […]

Rosh Hashanah is approaching. The Jewish New Year. And there’s a big difference between the secular New Years and Rosh Hashanah. At New Years parties, people try to “lose themselves”. On Rosh Hashana? We’re supposed to find ourselves! … I hope you were inspired by Monday’s story about Mort Friedman in Israel. I met Mort […]