Hi, “Toulous, France”. There is probably no Jew in the world that doesn’t recognize it. And we all share the pain of the French Jewish community. We can’t imagine how Chava Sandler can go on with life. How she can survive the murder of her husband and two sons, ages 3 and 6. And we […]

Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. I attended a Bar Mitzvah this past Shabbos. The boy is a Yeshiva day school student and was reading the entire Torah portion. And that’s no small feat for anyone. But this young man was presented with a very unique challenge. In the middle of the Torah reading? […]

Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. This is an incredibly emotional week in Israel. And it should be for us as well. Before celebrating Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israeli Independence Day? We remember the precious soldiers of the IDF who fell in battle. … You may recognize the name Professor Yisrael Aumann. He’s the Israeli Jew […]

Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. This Torah Minute is about someone who has always been an important part of my life. My Uncle Jack Ratz. There was one thing about him that was unique in our family. My parents and my aunts and uncles were all born and raised in America. But Uncle […]

Hope you’re having a great day. … Now that Thanksgiving is behind us? There are two things we need to do. Lose those extra pounds we may have gained! And make sure that we don’t wait until next year to be thankful! I just read about an amazing person who can make the second much […]

Hope you’re having a great day. And before going on? Please register for next Tuesday’s “Living Life to Its fullest workshop”. And come away with the tools to help make your days even better!  www.torahnetwork.org/htm/regsiter.htm … This period in the Jewish calendar is known as the “three weeks”. A period of semi mourning leading up […]

Hope you’re having a great day. Wednesday night is Tisha B’av, the one day set aside in Jewish tradition for mourning. We try to connect to the suffering of Jews throughout history. To feel their pain as well as to be inspired by their strength. How despite what they went through, they held on to […]

Hi, I hope you had a meaningful and enjoyable Passover. … Today is Holocaust Memorial Day. I’m sure you don’t need me to tell you how important it is to remember. And to make sure the world never forgets!. Especially with what happened yesterday in Switzerland… Mahmud Ahmadinejad was given a platform at the U.N […]

We know how precious every single soldier in Israel is. I was reading an “analysis” of theGazawar. In the middle of trying to asses the success of the mission? The commentator said something amazing. Something very Jewish. He said, “We should remember what makes a war a “failure” inIsrael… The death of the first soldier!” […]

Hi, I wanted to share a story with you. But first, some background. I heard an interesting news report last week. After all the depressing economic news? They spoke about one business that’s actually booming. Pawn shops. They interviewed the owner of one in the Chicago area. He’s overwhelmed. People just keep coming.  Even people […]