Hi – Hope you’re having a great day. … Snow … There’s something about it. Kids love it. It’s great to watch them play in it. It makes you want to run for the camera. (Or whip out the cell phone!) And there’s something else. Because when it comes to snow? Even when we’ve grown […]

Hi – Hope you’re having a great day. … Every once in a while, I read “one of those stories”. About a great person putting their own pain aside for the sake of the Jewish People. It was about Rabbi Eli Meir Bloch, one of the great Torah scholars of the 20th Century. He was […]

Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. … Before I get to Purim? Nobel Prizes were awarded at the end of 2011. And, as usual, the question was raised. How many Jews? The answer? Five out of thirteen! And as usual, another question was raised. What percentage of the world’s population is Jewish? The answer? […]

Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. … I recently had one of those “remember the miracle of Israel” moments. And I wanted to share it with you. Friends of mine went toIsraelfor a very special event. Their son Yaakov was being inducted into the Israeli Army. They told me how proud they were. And how moving […]

Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. It’s almost Chanukah! And there’s still time to make your most meaningful one. … We’ve all heard the story. The Greeks tried to destroy Judaism.  And impose Greek culture on the Jews. Torah scrolls were burned.  And Torah study became a capital offense. Observance of Shabbat and Kosher […]

Hi, I recently saw something I wanted to share. “When one door of happiness closes, another opens. But sometimes we look so long at the closed door? That we don’t see the one that has opened.” … I think it’s a great approach to life. And a very Jewish approach. But when someone says something […]

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 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 […]

Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. …  It’s an ancient Jewish tradition. When a prayer book, a siddur, falls to the ground? We pick it up and kiss it. It’s a show of love and reverence. And it expresses something deeper. That the siddur is a beloved companion. Jews have always turned to the […]

Hope you’re having a great day. We just celebrated Purim. Now on to Passover! And this Torah Minute is about both. … It’s something I shared at the CTN Purim celebration. There happened to be a number of Jews from the formerSoviet Union. And when I see such Jews taking part in Jewish life? It […]