Whew! I hope everyone had a good Shavuos, and ate at least a little cheesecake (I actually didn’t get any, but I’ve made my peace with that). Between Shabbos and Yom Tov and Shabbos again, I feel like I haven’t blogged in absolutely ages. But here we are again, it’s Tuesday, and I have a… Continue reading Torah Tuesdays: Don’t Ever Give Up
Today’s Torah Tuesdays was inspired by a shiur by Rebbetzin Nechama Karlinsky. She mentioned that our attitude towards others is reflected back to us. In Mishlei (otherwise known as Proverbs) 27:19 we learn that: “As water reflects a face back to a face, so one’s heart is reflected back to him by another.” What does… Continue reading Torah Tuesdays: Good Vibes
Sometimes it seems like life moves so quickly that I miss opportunities in the rush of the daily grind. Like making that phone call to a friend who I know is lonely. Or apologizing for a potential slight inadvertently caused. Or sending a thank you card for a kindness done a few months ago. In… Continue reading Torah Tuesdays: Better Late than Never
This is going to be a short one, as I am totally exhausted right now! Less than two weeks until the concert. Whoa! With physical possessions, once you give something away, it’s not in your possession anymore. If you start off with two apples, and you give one apple to your husband, you only have… Continue reading Torah Tuesdays: The more you give, the more you have
On Rosh Chodesh the Hebrew Academy of Cleveland and the N’shei (a ladies’ society – totally doesn’t have a website to link to) brought in Rabbi Menachem Nissel from Israel to give a speech. I had heard him before, when I was at Neve, and I knew that we would be in for a treat. … Continue reading Torah Tuesdays – No pain, no gain
Nope, not talking greenhouse gas emissions here. This is more along the lines of the cultural environment we find ourselves living in. This post was inspired by Rebbetzin Heller’s (usually) weekly email to Neve alumni. This week’s letter was entitled “Upward from Depravity,” referencing to this week’s parsha, where the Jews are living in Egyptian… Continue reading Torah Tuesdays: the Environmental Factor
Toddlers are like little mp3 players (I was going to say parrots, but I thought I would be more high-tech with the analogy): They record everything they hear and repeat it. Little Man is getting very, very good at repeating things. It’s both exhilarating and terrifying. This new phrase of his reminds me of a… Continue reading Torah Tuesdays: A Watchful Eye
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