Tu B’Shevat – The Holiday of Redemption

Printable VersionIntroduction A Tu B’Shevat SederMy favorite holiday –Tu b’Shevat – has arrived. On that holiday, we recognize how these holy fruits are vehicles through which our mutual relationship with Hashem is expressed: Hashem bestows His blessings of...

Tu B’Shevat – A Time for Hidden Beginnings

Printable VersionPreparing the LandThis winter has been hard on many levels. The snow was a bittersweet blessing bringing needed water to the land together with causing much damage. I don’t want to complain about the broken trees in my garden and the chicks in my coop...

Strengthening our Walls and Personal Boundaries

Printable VersionIntroduction Student trip to Jerusalem- at the KotelThe Tenth day of the Tenth Month (Tevet) is a fast day, in commemoration of the siege of Jerusalem, the beginning of the destruction of the Temple, but how is this day relevant to us today? It is a...

Reb Shlomo and Me

A Tribute to Reb Shlomo Printable VersionIntroduction The 16th of Cheshvan is anniversary of the passing of Reb Shlomo Carlebach – the greatest musician and storyteller of the last century, beloved and missed by his students and all who came to know him. He is...

Jewish Mother’s Day

Rachel our Mother’s Yahrtzeit (Anniversary of Passing)Printable VersionIntroduction B’erot trip to Mama RachelIt happened again just now, the phone rang and someone asked to speak with my mother! I guess I really have childish voice. So if someone is trying to...