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October 28, 2021

An Enlightened Kindness

There is performing chesed (kindness) and then there is performing extraordinary chesed. The following story is told by Rabbi Yoel Gold about a family in

The Great Techeilet Debate

Perhaps one of the greatest debates since we were thrown unceremoniously out of Eretz Yisrael is about a part of the Torah that seemingly only

The Noachides

They aren’t Jewish and they aren’t Christian, but they seem to live a sorta-Hebraic life, incorporating many of the beliefs and rituals of Orthodox Judaism

Living the Good Life

The Torah records for us the years of the life of our mother Sarah. Instead of merely stating that she lived 127 years long, it

Table That Thought

Over the years as our family has grown, baruch Hashem, coupled with the fact that we enjoy having guests for Shabbos meals, we have outgrown

Life and Death

Why is this week’s parsha called the life of Sarah when it is really more about her death? What happens after we die? Why is

By Design

Mountains of the Mind What are the mountains we create in our minds? I am reminded of Emily Dickinson’s lines, “I cross till I am

Parenting Consciously and Thoughtfully

In this week’s parsha, the Torah introduces the story of Avraham’s search for a wife for Yitzchak with the following pasuk: “ואברהם זקן בא בימים

The Challenges of Couplehood

One area of our lives over which we have control is in our intimate relationships. We didn’t choose our parents or siblings, but we do

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