Hi, I recently heard a great story. A friend of mine and his family spent the Passover holiday at a kosher hotel. Their Seder went quiet late and they were the last to finish. They couldn’t wait to get into bed and go to sleep. But as they were about to leave the dining room? […]

Hi, You’ve heard the clichés. Every day should be Mother’s Day.  And every day should be Thanksgiving. The thing about clichés? They may not be the whole story. But there is truth to them. Every day should be Mother’s Day, but it’s okay to make one day special. As long as we don’t forget about […]

I recently had an eye opening experience. Literally! One day at supper my wife noticed that our son Ari’s eyes were tightly closed. She immediately suspected that “it happened again.” That something got into his eye. He started rubbing it. And rubbing it. And now he has a scratched cornea. Which is very painful! … […]

Hope all is well. Today is my birthday. Please. No presents! … I wanted to share a cute story with you. A story with a very powerful message. Someone asked a great Torah scholar in Jerusalem how old he was. The Rabbi’s response? “I don’t know!” The person couldn’t believe it. “Rabbi. You must be […]

A couple was traveling together. And the wife says to her husband, who was driving… “Did you notice that couple we just passed? How close they were sitting to each other? That’s how we used to sit”! The husband’s response? “I haven’t moved”! …It’s something to think about right after Thanksgiving. We might (should?) be […]

Here’s a great story just in time for Thanksgiving. It’s about Rabbi Israel Salanter, a leading Torah scholar of the 19th century. … One day, he went to a very elegant restaurant, to meet someone. He was seated. And asked the waiter for a glass of water. He waited a while, but the man didn’t […]

Hi, I had some computer problems yesterday. And when that happens, I stay away. Because if I start touching things? You can kiss Cleveland good bye! … The Torah lists all the special days in the Jewish calendar. The “holidays”. And which one is first? Rosh Hashanah? Yom Kippur? The “High Holidays”? No! It starts […]

Hi, O.K. There’s tremendous value in doing a Mitzvah even if we can’t understand it. It can be a show of our love for G-d. And our appreciation of all He gives us. But does Jewish tradition offer any insight into what the message of Shaatnez may be. Yes. Here’s a fascinating idea. It goes […]

Hi Here’s a thought that may help “redeem” the time we spend with our computers. A way to use that time for a lesson. And to help us become better at dealing with people. … One of the great Rabbis of the past generation always looked for lessons in life. In his days, it was […]

Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. … The Jewish People have left Egypt and will spend forty years in the desert. There’s an obvious question. A very Jewish question. “Where’s the food”? … The Jews ate manna.  Miraculous food that fell from heaven.  (Exodus: 16) The claims of miracles in the Torah are unique. […]