Comfort, Courage and Clarity

The Tsfat Conference evening performance By: Raezelle Bookey I push open the heavy glass door of Beit Hatavshil and enter into the brightly lit room. I am 20 minutes late for the play that is being performed. Elisheva plays the writer, sitting at her desk behind her computer, surrounded by packages of crackers and rice cakes. She dialogues with the family of characters that she has created: one [...]

by: Rabbi David Begoun It’s not morbid. Nothing connects me to the power of life more than a funeral. Last night I went to a stunning wedding and witnessed a young couple embark on a life together built upon Jewish values and tradition. I was moved and it was beautiful. But this morning I went to a funeral and it transformed me, leaving me with a burning desire [...]

Dear Friends, The summer is almost upon us. For many of us, summer represents sunshine and perhaps a brief respite from our regular routine. For all of us, the summer signifies the advent of the Three Weeks, beginning with the 17th of Tamuz, culminating with the  9th of Av. This is a most serious time frame within the Jewish yearly calendar and is  distinctly a time of mourning. [...]

Dearest Friends, Spring has finally arrived. The world has come back to life after a long winter and I for one am delighted to greet the blossoming trees and gorgeous flowers that are popping out in the park across the street from my home. The spring has always been a season of rebirth, restoration, rejuvenation. Let the sun work its magic.. warming our very souls. Rabbi Yitzchak Kirzner [...]

Hello my dear friends, The Pesach season is upon us. The countdown has begun. Life will only get busier now, and I probably won't be on this blog again till after Pesach. That's a long stretch.. So much happening. BH, simchas, and nebach,  terribly sad occasions too. Life is a whirlwind of ups and downs. Hard sometimes to keep the balance. A dear friend and mentor, Yendelle Roitenberg [...]