The Rebbe has so many beautiful and inspiring communal and individual pre-Passover letters. This short, beautiful letter shares a Passover wish of freedom from anxiety.
Spoiler alert: We do all three.
Chametz (which includes all leavened products ranging from bread, cake and cookies to vodka, whiskey and beer) is a peculiar Torah prohibition. On one hand it is more lenient, being a limited restriction which … Read the rest
...Like many other Jews, Israelis, and space enthusiasts all around the world, we have been enthusiastically following the journey of #Beresheet, Israel’s SpaceIL lunar lander’s space journey with excitement and anticipation. Our kids school has been learning along with it, … Read the rest
...This weekend, thanks to a confluence of calendar factors we take 3 Torahs out of the Ark and read from all three. (1) the regular weekly Torah portion, this week “Tazria” (2) it happens to be Rosh Chodesh, the first … Read the rest
...The big thing this Shabbat is the Desserts. We have six desserts in this year’s Bakeoff to taste, enjoy and vote for your favorite.
It’s two weeks to Passover. So here’s a dessert question about Passover. Why is Afikoman Matzah called … Read the rest
...Larry Kagan’s fascinating “Shadow Art” exhibit is on display at the Albany Institute of History and Art until June 2019. I have been so taken by the brilliance and depth and its meaningful relevance that I have gone there first … Read the rest
...The biblical “Machtzit HaShekel” Half-Shekel contribution to the Mishkan tabernacle is a special seasonal Torah reading in the weeks leading up to Purim. It’s a half-coin piece, in America it would be something like a 50 cent piece. I was … Read the rest
There’s a popular Jewish camp song (sung also at Hebrew schools and JCC’s etc) that seems to have been mistakenly attributed to Albert Camus, and author is (presently) unknown. It goes something like this (with a few variations):
Don’t walk … Read the rest
...Pro football isn’t just a sport, they are in it to win. We, too, should try to triumph! – AJ T.
Football is about having goals and reaching them. What are your goals? What are you doing to get there? … Read the rest
...For our Hakhel Halftime project, we like to come up with meaningful Jewish Superbowl/Football connections and insights that people can share at their Superbowl parties.
We already have a bunch of ideas and insights from past years, see this … Read the rest
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