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We are all familiar with the song, the action, and the message of a timeless Rosh Hashana favorite: “Dip the…

shar Lihitkayem V’La’amod Lefanecha! “Hashem! We are able to exist and stand before You!” Out of all the verses whose…

We tend to think (or at least I do) that davening is one of two things. Either we’re asking for…

There are times when we are alive without feeling particularly alive. We wake, move through the routines of the day,…

We deepen our perception of Hashem’s presence in our life by following His ways and doing Mitzvos with inner meaning…

I started dieting before I was even bas mitzvah age. Never mind that I was skinny — everyone around me…

Certain nisyonos feel enormously challenging. It is normal to feel “This is too big for me, I just can’t go…

The time period of the Yamim Noraim defines our true purpose in this world. What better preparation is there than…

A few years ago, during school break, my husband, children, and I traveled with friends to the Berkshires for some…

What if I’ve been Preparing for Shabbos all wrong? How one child’s bold statement sparked a revitalization of an age-old…

I am Yonah Because I run.  I have spent much of my life running. I ran by becoming useful, capable, productive, and…

A man steps into a courthouse notorious for harsh sentences and unforgiving judges. Everyone in the waiting room is visibly…

Behind Every Awesome Jewish Kid is an Amazing Jewish Mother. Come with us for a rare treat to hear the…

I’m on my way to Uman. Not because I have any specific travel plans to go. Because I’m journeying to…

The time period of Yamim Noraim is one when we are personally invited to participate in the inner circle of…

What happens to us when Elul starts the second week of August? How do we respond to that first call…

I used to have a unique last name. The kind that people recognized, smiled at, and immediately referenced up at…

There was once a group of chassidim who traveled to Reb Hersh of Riminov. Their wagon driver was a Yid…

The passuk tells us that the Torah is very close to us: “Ki karov eilecha.” It isn’t overseas or in…

The passuk says, “Atem Nitzavim Hayom,” “You are standing today.” The Mateh Moshe writes that this is b’gematria, “La’amod Lislichos,”…

LIVED  1838–1933 93rd yahrtzeit  24 Elul BURIED  Radin, Belarus   The legendary Chofetz Chaim, Rav Yisrael Meir HaKohen Kagan, was…

Rav Shimshon Dovid Pincus ztz’l, speaking to a larger crowd, once mentioned a letter he’d written to his son where…

Recap Last week we explained that the most basic inner intention of Birchos Hashachar is to look around and think…

When making career decisions, how much money a job pays is always high on the list. And it makes sense…