There’s a gemara in Sanhedrin 79b that says the great grandchildren of Haman learned Torah in Bnei Barak. We know that nothing in this world which is infinitely planned...
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I went shopping today. No surprise. I bought myself some new clothing and I thought to myself, “I’m going to wear this on Shabbat!” Now, why do we wear...
Last night we had an amazing opportunity to participate in Slingshot. We, along with 60 leaders of the San Diego Jewish community discussed values, figured out what mattered to...
At this point in the school year, a typical teenager is counting down the days until a long-awaited and well deserved summer vacation. Some teens are even counting down the days...
I have a friend who works for a major hotel chain. He works as a Hospitality Quality Consultant, sort of a secret shopper for hotel service. His job consists...
This weeks Torah portion, Parsha Mishpatim, is an extensive parshah that contains many commandments. To be specific it contains 23 positive commandments and 30 negative commandments. Many commandments are...
We are taught that even the lowest of people who experienced the splitting of the sea had one of the highest, most amazing spiritual experiences in the history of...
Parshat Yitro is one of the most famous sections of the entire Tanach, for it describes the giving of the Torah to the Jews at Mount Sinai, the most...
During these 15 days, we find ourselves in a very interesting period of the Jewish year – between Rosh Chodesh Shvat and Tu B’Shvat. Why is this period so interesting?...
There’s an interesting question in this week’s parasha of Beshalach- Why did the Israelites have to cross the Red Sea when a map clearly shows that they could’ve gone...