ב"ה
Beshalach
The Economy
Five Things We Learned About Money
Money is a fiction. It's not a measure of worth. It's a means not an end. What we give is more ours than what we gain. And "financial security" comes from a much higher place than stock portfolios...
Money is a fiction. It's not a measure of worth. It's a means not an end. What we give is more ours than what we gain. And "financial security" comes from a much higher place than stock portfolios...
Can the Jewish Community Survive the Crisis?
Will we wake up one morning to discover we've got back our jobs, but there's no kosher restaurants left where we can celebrate that, our schools have closed down, and our community is left desolate?
Will we wake up one morning to discover we've got back our jobs, but there's no kosher restaurants left where we can celebrate that, our schools have closed down, and our community is left desolate?
Finding Security in an Insecure World
By nature, I'm an optimist. Twenty years ago, I knew about the horrors of terrorism. But conventional wisdom said that it couldn't happen in America. So I trusted; and I slept peacefully.
By nature, I'm an optimist. Twenty years ago, I knew about the horrors of terrorism. But conventional wisdom said that it couldn't happen in America. So I trusted; and I slept peacefully.
Financial Crisis—Spiritual Opportunity?
We often find ourselves inundated with worldly concerns. Are we then spiritually lost? Can the Divine sensibilities of our souls survive the onslaught of "the real world"?
We often find ourselves inundated with worldly concerns. Are we then spiritually lost? Can the Divine sensibilities of our souls survive the onslaught of "the real world"?
The Traveler
"At home?" said Rabbi DovBer. "Oh yes... At home, it is a different matter altogether..."
"At home?" said Rabbi DovBer. "Oh yes... At home, it is a different matter altogether..."
Holidays
Tu BiShvat in a Minute
When’s the last time you wished a tree Happy New Year? The 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat is a great opportunity. It’s known as Tu BiShvat, the New Year for Trees.
When’s the last time you wished a tree Happy New Year? The 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat is a great opportunity. It’s known as Tu BiShvat, the New Year for Trees.
The Jewish Woman
Making Dough: What We Can Learn from the Economic Situation
Devastating, destructive, overwhelming, historic. This has been the tsunami of the dollar and in its path it has left people uprooted and fearing the unknown...
Devastating, destructive, overwhelming, historic. This has been the tsunami of the dollar and in its path it has left people uprooted and fearing the unknown...
Miriam’s Drum
From the fact that the women used musical instruments and danced in accompaniment to their song, we understand that their song sprang from a well of deeper joy, and was of a higher caliber, than that of the men. And it wasn’t by chance that they had their instruments with them . . .
From the fact that the women used musical instruments and danced in accompaniment to their song, we understand that their song sprang from a well of deeper joy, and was of a higher caliber, than that of the men. And it wasn’t by chance that they had their instruments with them . . .
From Wall Street to Main Street
Thousands of years of painful history have taught us how to be resilient in the face of crisis, and how to keep going, forever marching forward...
Thousands of years of painful history have taught us how to be resilient in the face of crisis, and how to keep going, forever marching forward...
Parshah
The Parshah in a Nutshell
Pharaoh changes his mind, and chases the Israelites. Trapped between their pursuers and the Reed Sea, the Israelites panic, and G‑d splits the sea for them. In the desert G‑d provides water, manna and quails. Two portions of manna must be collected on Fridays, enough for Friday and the Sabbath.
Pharaoh changes his mind, and chases the Israelites. Trapped between their pursuers and the Reed Sea, the Israelites panic, and G‑d splits the sea for them. In the desert G‑d provides water, manna and quails. Two portions of manna must be collected on Fridays, enough for Friday and the Sabbath.
Rationed Food for the Soul
Is distributing equal food portions G-d’s way of demonstrating the importance of absolute equality amongst all humanity -- even at the expense of common sense?
Is distributing equal food portions G-d’s way of demonstrating the importance of absolute equality amongst all humanity -- even at the expense of common sense?
Manna in a Basket
In truth, there are two possible channels by which to receive your livelihood, according to the perspective you take in life . . .
In truth, there are two possible channels by which to receive your livelihood, according to the perspective you take in life . . .
The Manna Eaters
Life is mostly waste. Take food, for example: we spend many hours earning the money, shopping, cooking, eating, and then most of it passes right through our bodies and into the city's sewer system
Life is mostly waste. Take food, for example: we spend many hours earning the money, shopping, cooking, eating, and then most of it passes right through our bodies and into the city's sewer system
One who possesses understanding without wisdom is like a mighty warrior who is unarmed; one who has wisdom without understanding is like a weakling with armaments.
— Midrash
Print Magazine
Due to the limitations of your reality, some of your best friends can enter only incognito.
In fact, the really big ones sometimes sneak in disguised as ugly monsters and vicious enemies. Otherwise, the guards at the gate would never permit them entry.
These are the events optimists call “blessings in disguise.”
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