Marriage
Friendship Marriage
This week, while my husband and I were walking our daughter to school, a car stopped in the middle of the road. The driver, a man who we never saw before, rolled down his window […]
Year: 2021
Home
Israel
Myths About Israel When Making Aliyah
Israel is a fascinating country as it is Hashem’s country. You can speak with two people living in Israel and hear two opposite life experiences, and they can both be correct about their situation. How […]
Jewish Holidays
Lag B’omer Why It Is Forbidden To Celebrate With Fires
Today, on Lag Beom’er 4/28/2021, the world was left reeling in tragedy when 45 people died and many others severely wounded in a stampede. This is the first Lag Be’omer that Meron was reopened after […]
Self Introspection
Donate All Your Organs AFTER Death Not Your Kidney While Still Alive
We want to save lives. In Jewish law, saving a life is the highest fundamental value in Judaism. In fact, in order to save a life, one is ordered to transgress all the other commandments […]
Emunah
Doing Something Extra For Hashem Is Avodah Zara
In Parshas Shemini the Torah tells us the incident of Nudev and Avihu, who were very righteous men the sons of their holy father Aharon Hakohen. They died after they took upon themselves to sanctify […]
Character Traits
Gossiping causes more harm to you than to the one you spoke bad about
The Satan in his powerful efforts, seeks to cause our prayers to be rejected by Hashem by enticing us to speak Loshon Horah (gossip). Hashem loves all his children and does not want to hear […]
Emunah
Why I want happy music at my funeral and Shiva
During a Shiva call, someone asked the following of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef; when comforting the people, why do we use the word Hamakom which refers to Hashem and also means the place rather than using […]
Marriage
Working Moms Have Better Marriages and Happier Families Than Stay At Home Moms
There is the age-old debate as to which is the better way to raise a family, Working mom or Stay-at-home mom. Being on all sides of this coin, working outside the home, working from home […]
Social Media
Only If You Think Exactly Like Me Do You Have A Right To Exist
If you look around the world, you will see people searching for meaning and the purpose of life. People are looking for something greater than themselves and to leave a lasting footprint behind in the […]