Hi, Hope you’re enjoying the great weather! … “Best Picture”. What comes to mind? The Academy Award for the Best Motion Picture. A friend sent me something different. Much more impressive. And much more inspiring. “The Best Picture Taken by the Hubble Telescope”. It’s a picture of the Sombrero Galaxy. A huge galaxy. I mean […]

Hi, Hope all is well. … Commercial time during the Super Bowl is a bit expensive. Like $2.5 million for 30 seconds! Last year one of the major sponsors was Cadillac. They unveiled a huge campaign. “Under 5”. Promoting a new model with the ability to do something unbelievable. Accelerate from 0-60 in less than […]

Hi, Hope all is well. We were in New York for my niece’s wedding. I find myself saying all the things my aunts and uncles used to say to me. “I can’t believe it! You were just born yesterday”! … I read an appreciation of a very special Rabbi and Jewish educator who passed away […]

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 20th Century always looked for lessons in life. In his days, it was the […]

Hi, Labor Day has passed. And for us Jews? The real work begins! Getting ready for Rosh Hashanah by working on ourselves. Trying to improve our relationship with G-d. And with other people. … A policeman pulls over a motorist. “Didn’t you see that stop sign”? “Yes sir. I did see it. The problem is… […]

Hi, Hope you have had a great summer. As we continue to pray for peace, I wanted to tell you about a special friend of CTN. A guy with a deep love for Israel and the Jewish People. Mort Friedman. Like Jews all over the world, Mort was deeply concerned with Israel being at war. […]

Hi, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert recently spoke before a joint meeting of Congress. He was eloquent and inspiring. … One part of his moving speech caught my attention. He quoted Abraham Lincoln. “I am a success today because I had a friend who believed in me. And I didn’t have the heart to let […]

Hi, We’re plowing through the Torah! On to another portion called Behar. On the Mountain. It begins with, “G-d spoke to Moshe on Mount Sinai, saying… (Leviticus, 25:1) What aspects of life were addressed at Mount Sinai? All! Here’s one you might not have expected. Shopping! … “You shall not hurt the feelings of one […]

Hi, You don’t have to be a Torah scholar to answer this one. What is the Torah likely to say about cursing someone? I’m sure you wouldn’t be surprised to hear that the Torah is against it! But how the Torah says it is very interesting. “Do not curse a deaf person”.  (Leviticus, 19:14) If […]

Hi, Hope all is well. Here’s one of the most amazing ethical commandments in the Torah. It’s talking to a farmer harvesting his field. He can’t harvest the whole thing.  Even though it’s his. And even though he worked so hard for it! The Torah says he has to leave a corner of the field […]