Mitzvos aren’t tasks to check off. They’re pursuits to experience, to lose yourself in, to get passionate about, to delve ever deeper and grow ever greater in. Like you were an oceanographer constantly plumbing new depths in the ocean. An entrepreneur throwing your all into growing a business you love. A sports player constantly improving... Read more »
Preface Would it be useful if you could sum up 5 main tips for growth in your daily life? Would it be helpful to use an easy-to-remember system that you could link to your 5 fingers which you can recall when you see your hand? We will be linking these lessons to the Gemara in... Read more »
At first glance, saying brachot on non-kosher food would seem to be a non-starter. The Shulchan Aruch writes unambiguously in Orach Chaim 196:1: If one ate a prohibited food, even if it is only Rabbinically prohibited, he may not be included in a zimun, nor should he make a bracha on it, neither before nor... Read more »
How do you “inspire” someone to give big? How can we transition effectively from sharing this spectacular vision to actually making our ask? For those of you who’ve been biting their nails in suspense since last Sunday, allow me to take you out of your misery. Here’s how to transition smoothly and effectively from storytelling... Read more »
The concept of human cloning is not only a great technical scientific development, but is an issue wrought with emotion, ethics, major consequences for the future, with possibilities that only a short time ago were written about only in science fiction books. To decipher all the controversies and then try to formulate a Jewish approach... Read more »
A guided approach to understanding the events of Shavuos from the Gemara (Shabbos 88a). LIFTING UP THE MOUNTAIN LIKE A BARREL Overview The Gemara in Shabbos 88a relates several of the events which occurred on Shavuos when Hashem gave us the Torah. It teaches that He lifted Har Sinai over our heads כגגית – like... Read more »
One of the best keys to unlocking and developing our personality is to follow one of Hillel’s most frequent teachings in Avos 1:14 – “If not now, when?” Do it immediately, with a sense of urgency. Avoid procrastinating and commencing to proceed with a slow start. If you spend too much time preparing, you may... Read more »
Let the good in me connect with the good in others until all the world is transformed through the compelling power of love. Rebbi Nachman of Breslov TO LIVE YOUR VALUES TAKES PASSION Value-based living is a totally different ballgame than value-based believing. It doesn’t take much to resonate with an idea and hold it... Read more »
I can’t seem to attract enough of them. And the ones I do get on board give really small amounts. Why should I keep bothering? That’s how many Jewish leaders think about on-boarding monthly donors. And it’s true. It’s hard to get huge numbers of people signed up for monthly giving. And usually, those gifts... Read more »
This article begins with the good news that many young and ambitious people live in today’s world who don’t only think about the future but also create it with their own hands. They are interested in the development of society but often have little desire to join existing nonprofit organizations with well-established rules and structures.... Read more »
