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Purim 2020
Purim 2020
Megillat Esther is not just a story, let alone a simple one. There are lessons to be gleaned that can help us to address issues that are eclipsing life. Let’s begin...
Mar 5, 2020
By Hylton I. Lightman, MD, DCH (SA), FAAP
Singing the Hadassim Blues in Memphis
Singing the Hadassim Blues in Memphis
With Sukkot on the horizon, one of my rabbinic tasks was making sure that the Young Israel of Memphis’s aravot (willow) and hadassim (myrtle) gardens were getting all the TLC they...
Oct 10, 2019
By Rabbi Akiva Males
Three Keys to Success: Persistence, Advice and Prayer
Three Keys to Success: Persistence, Advice and Prayer
I would like to tell you something about yourself. There is an area of your life that you have likely given up hope on. Perhaps you’ve given up on moving to...
Sep 26, 2019
By Yaakov Weiland
Shavuot: Claiming What’s Ours
Shavuot: Claiming What’s Ours
As Shavuot approaches, it seems like a good time to think about our relationship with Torah, and our role in that relationship. At the beginning of chapter 3 in the Laws...
May 29, 2019
By Sarah Rudolph
The Six-Day War: A Personal Account
The Six-Day War: A Personal Account
Goldie Warhaftig first came to Israel in 1966 to learn for a year in Machon Gold. She recalls what she experienced as a newcomer to Israel during the Six-Day War just...
May 6, 2019
By Goldie Warhaftig
Egypt in Contrast
Egypt in Contrast
Often, it’s not really a good idea to inspire through contrast. For instance, “Oy, your older brother gives me such trouble; don’t be like him!” is probably not the best way...
Apr 10, 2019
By Sarah Rudolph
Spicing up the Pesach Seder for Our Children and Grandchildren
Spicing up the Pesach Seder for Our Children and...
Download the Sheets Recorded at OU Israel’s L’Ayla Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5779 Women’s Event sponsored in memory of Mrs Linda Pruwer-Brachfeld, מרת חיה סאשא בת ר’ יוסף הלל.  
Apr 8, 2019
By Rebecca Rubinstein
Pesach is Coming! What Message are We Sending?
Pesach is Coming! What Message are We Sending?
One of the scariest aspects of parenthood is the realization that we can never be sure what messages we’re sending our kids. We might make sure to have Conversations, we might...
Mar 27, 2019
By Sarah Rudolph
Shaul vs. Esther: Learning to Live a Committed Life
Shaul vs. Esther: Learning to Live a Committed Life
As we approach Purim, the focus of the days immediately preceding the holiday becomes the long history of the relationship between Amalek and the Jewish people. Beginning with the few pesukim...
Mar 11, 2019
By Avi Muschel, PsyD
Why Do We Eat Latkes and Sufganiyot on Chanukah?
Why Do We Eat Latkes and Sufganiyot on Chanukah?
Why do we eat latkes (potato pancakes) and sufganiyot (jelly donuts) on Chanukah? The common, short answer is because the holiday of Chanukah largely revolves around the miracle of the oil...
Dec 4, 2018
By Rabbi Jack Abramowitz

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