I’m sitting at my desk, trying to come up with the perfect recipe for the Oorah Spirit before Sukkos. I turn to a colleague sitting nearby. “Butternut squash soup?” A […]
Shabbat and Holidays
Explore the beauty of Sukkot, from the mitzvah of the lulav and etrog to building your own sukkah.
“Rain, rain, go away, come again another day,” is part and parcel of our childhood upbringing. We tend to view rain as annoying, making us wet and disheveled. It blurs […]
It was after Rosh Hashana and a friend of mine from Oorah asked me, “So any suggestions? Regarding teshuvah, I mean.” Let’s talk about teshuvah (repentance, lit. return) and what […]
Enhancing your High Holiday season and Sukkos (Sukkot) with words of inspiration from Rabbi Chaim Mintz
This hearty ‘meal-in-a-bowl’ soup will keep you warm during those cold Sukkos nights! Main ingredients 1 extra-large onion, diced 8 cups Chicken Broth 1/2 cup barley 3 cloves garlic, minced or 3 cubes Frozen Garlic […]
The holiday of Sukkot is one of the most joyous ones on the calendar, in fact Zman Simchateinu (the time of our joy) is one of its names! What better […]
A short thought from Rabbi Chaim Mintz on the second half of Sukkos
What does the holiday of Sukkos teach us? Rabbi Chaim Mintz offers a short inspirational thought on the message of the Sukkah.
