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September 2010

September 27, 2010

You Shall Live in Booths

Sukkot in Jerusalem is really a sight to be seen. There are sukkahs on top...

September 27, 2010

Yom Kippur in Israel

All of the holidays in Israel are somewhat of a surreal experience. This is especially...

September 22, 2010

The Laws of Sukkah According to Dr. Seuss

The Laws of Sukkah According to Dr. Seuss You can build it very small 1...

September 12, 2010

We have to walk?! Where?

A short walk to the Kotel for Shabbat.

July 2010

July 20, 2010

The saddest day on the Jewish calendar

Today truly marks the saddest day in Judaism. From the destruction of our Holy Temple...

June 2010

June 04, 2010

From Where I Sit – By Reb Bahir

Twitter and tweeting is all the rage nowadays. I am not sure that I understand...

May 2010

May 27, 2010

Different Days, Different Relationships

As you are aware by now, last week we celebrated Shavuot and had a chance...

May 17, 2010

Why do we learn all night on Shavuot?

While it may seem difficult to learn all night, or even to make it to...

May 06, 2010

How to Encounter the Omer, Week 5 – Hod – To be or not to be, what a question!

Hod is beyond thought, it is beyond action, it is beyond. Some think that Hod...

April 2010

April 30, 2010

Week 5 of Counting the Omer, Keep Up!

I really love the Omer... okay, rather, I have a love hate relationship with counting...

April 26, 2010

How to Encounter the Omer, Week 4 – Netzach (The New Militia)

With all of the talk regarding 2nd amendment rights and the militias on the right,...

April 19, 2010

How to Encounter the Omer, week 3 – Tiferet

There is such a beauty in balance, in being balanced. When we look around our...

April 13, 2010

How to Encounter the Omer, week 2 – Gevurah

I have a sweet friend who I visit every Shabbos. We sit together and chat...

April 05, 2010

How to Encounter the Omer

Counting the Omer through life's stories. Week One: Unconditional Love = Hesed

March 2010

March 28, 2010

Next Year in Jerusalem… or the White House, depends on who you know…

Car repairs, a seder in the White House, and a Macaroon Security Standoff... oh my!

March 26, 2010

Shabbat Shalom!

Gut Shabbis! Don't forget to check out the weekly Torah portion cartoon and summary here!

March 26, 2010

Last Minute Seder Ideas

If you are like millions of Jews in America, life has been pretty busy lately....

March 25, 2010

The Passover Seder… With The Four Sons…

Check out this awesome G-dCast holiday special video! The four sons explain Passover to us...