by mendel | Feb 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
Have you ever used the selfie mode on your cell phone? Silly question. Of course you have. We all have. I look at the my image on the selfie mode, move my lips this way and that, working on a smile that will look real, or using one of the many filters to...
by mendel | Feb 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
It could be so heavy at times. Schlepping around the burden of life, complicated by experiences of early childhood, further complicated by genetic make up. It seems like there is no escape.The answer… The half shekel.The Torah tells us that we bring a half shekel,...
by mendel | Feb 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
In our tradition, Apples represent a state of purity and holiness. Maybe that’s why an apple a day keeps the doctor away?! Pomegranates on the other hand represent the rough and tumble part of ourselves. As our Sages teach, “even the empty ones among the Jewish...
by mendel | Feb 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
Have you encountered those people from an earlier generation who might make a comment like “I don’t envy you raising children these days”? Bless their hearts. They mean well but they don’t really get it. We are raising the greatest generation, ever! Yes, I’m one...
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