Rabbi Gary KatzWhen a rabbi struggles with food…
When rabbis and clergy share vulnerably about their own struggles and courage they model that for others and empower them to do the same. Rabbi Dahlia Bernstein shares her own struggles with weight and food. I haven’t met someone yet who doesn’t…. http://wwrabbi.blogspot.com/2015/05/if-im-not-for-myself.html?m=1 Weight Watcher Rabbi When I was 15, I began to take control […]
I love it when people shatter expectations and break out of molds! Kudos to this young woman!
Great article in today’s New York Times. 17-Year-Old Makes the First-Ever Charge From an Orthodox Yeshiva to West Point By JOSEPH BERGERAPRIL 28, 2015 Rachelle David, 17, at North Shore Hebrew Academy High School. She was accepted at other top colleges, but chose West Point because she was enthralled by generals’ roles in shaping history. […]
Each one is a name. A beautiful testimony to the individuality and uniqueness of each and every one of the 23,085 lives given for the Jewish people and the state of Israel
A beautiful piece by Rabbi Seth Kirshner from his blog for the Times of Israel. That is the number of lives we remember on this day of Yom HaZikaron – The Day of Remembrance for the Fallen Soldiers of Israel. Each a name. Each a person. Each a beating heart that was stilled. Each the […]
This reading of Israel’s Declaration of Independence just moved me to tears.
A Reading of Israel’s Declaration of Independence
Is there truth to the stereo type that Jews are anxious and neurotic? Does it affect one’s happiness or not? Either way, Elad Nehorai’s article is definitely thought provoking.
I’ve Never Met A Happy JewI’ve Never Met A Happy Jew BY ELAD NEHORAI • APRIL 16, 2015 • ESSAY So, there I was… scrolling my newsfeed. And I ran into this Humans of New York post: I remember having this distinct feeling of, “I hate you so much.” This feeling like, “How could you?” […]
What Rabbis say about how to make themselves more relevant.
Rabbi Elianna Yolkut in Ha’aretz discusses how rabbis can make themselves more relevant. Rabbis in recent times have attained a level of celebrity usually reserved for movie stars. Rabbi listicles seem to be ubiquitous in the Jewish media these days – from the world’s sexiest rabbis, to America’s most inspiring ones. If the attention is […]
Ve’ahavta Karaoke!
Wanna brush up on your Ve’ahavta? Check out this wonderful video for the JewishEducator Channel of V’ahavta Karaoke!
Would you sue over this? Man sues Trump hotel after being served non-kosher sandwich
Would you sue over this? I don’t know. It would upset me but to sue seems a bit much. Forgiveness is also a commandment… Man sues Trump hotel after being served non-kosher sandwich By Julia MarshFebruary 13, 2015 | 7:15pm Modal Trigger Oy, gevalt! An orthodox Jewish man is suing the Trump Soho after he […]
Kudos from Wedding Wire!
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