by mendel | Mar 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
While being prudent and ensuring safety and security for our people and institutions is paramount, the hype and feeding of the frenzy is an upside down way of expressing our Jewishness.Let’s take a page out of Mordechai’s book. When Haman – may his name be erased –...
by mendel | Feb 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
There are frugal people and there are spendthrifts. Irrelevant to how much money is in their bank account. In this week’s Torah portion, Hashem asks the people “to take for him an offering”. To donate to the building that will be a home for G-d. Why is it hard...
by mendel | Feb 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
Idealism is a blessing and also totally unrealistic. Oh, I don’t intend to throw the baby out with the bathwater. No, Idealism is what has brought change to the world. Idealism has brought so much good to the world. But it only works when it moves out of...
by mendel | Feb 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
What do we know? We know what is. All of science explores what is and wants to know what else is.Who asks if it is? You know those people who dare to wonder out loud if the world is all an illusion? We think of them as crazy or shush them up.The world of Chabad...
by mendel | Feb 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
I guess we first need to validate the self for there to be self sacrifice. Well in 2023 there is no shortage of self validation. So let’s move on to self sacrifice. Why am I writing about self sacrifice?Because in this week’s portion the...
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