A Trip of a Lifetime I’ve written before about airline and travel status. In today’s world, there are dozens, hundreds, or maybe thousands, of experts, gurus and insiders who can […]
Shabbat and Holidays
Discover the meaning and customs of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, with inspiring articles and practical how-tos.
In Mizmor Lisoda, a part of our daily morning prayers, we say a passage from Tehillim (psalms): “Ivdu es Hashem bisimcha, bo’u lifanav birnana – serve Hashem with joy, come […]
Dip the apple in the honey. What’s the message to take in? The apples are ripe blessings, With sweetness, may our year begin. But the honey is even sweeter, Though […]
There’s an anecdote in my wife’s family about how her uncle tried to give his father-in-law, her Zeidy Shmelka, directions to the Catskills that might avoid traffic. This was in […]
One of my favorite stories from Chovos HaLevavos is that of a certain chassid (as in close to Hashem, since it was written centuries before the Baal Shem Tov, founder […]
The Secret of Seven The posuk (Torah verse)[1] says, “A tzaddik (righteous person) falls seven times, and rises.” Seven is the number that signifies completeness. In space, there are seven […]
Teshuva shouldn’t be scary If we’re being honest, who doesn’t feel anxious, stressed, and mostly confused about the month of Elul? You realise that your life will be on the […]
Everyone in Great Britain, The Realms and The Commonwealth, and the entire world for that matter, is witnessing history in the making. As I prepare this article for publication, we […]
Many of us approach the day of Rosh Hashana with worry and fear, feeling that we’re not good enough and thinking that we didn’t improve in the past year. Why […]
As Rosh Hashana is next week, and many of us are planning our menus and cooking in advance, I thought it would be best to post the Rosh Hashana Sweets […]
