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When is a Sinner Happy?

When is a Sinner Happy?

by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 9, 2023 | Psalms, God, Happiness and Joy, Hebrew Language, Repentance, Temple

By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz I often write about my personal experiences as a father. But I try to learn from everyone and remember the good lessons I learn from others. One such lesson I learned from a friend of mine who lives in Tel Aviv. From a very young age, her...
What Benjamin Netanyahu Can Learn from Jacob About Forming a Government

What Benjamin Netanyahu Can Learn from Jacob About Forming a Government

by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 30, 2022 | Community, Education, Vayeitzei, Happiness and Joy, Kindness and Compassion, Leadership, Responsibility

By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz Israel just held its fifth election in three years. For a while now, Israel has been struggling to find a leader who can form and maintain a coalition made up of different parties, each with their own interests and priorities. These parties...
Why Israelis Rank High in Quality of Life and Happiness

Why Israelis Rank High in Quality of Life and Happiness

by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 31, 2022 | Psalms, God, Happiness and Joy, Israel

By Rabbi Avi Baumol Despite all the dangerous threats surrounding the modern Jewish State, Israeli citizens consistently rate extremely high in global surveys measuring quality of life and happiness. This year, Israel ranked ninth in the 10th annual World Happiness...
Wherever You Go, There You Are

Wherever You Go, There You Are

by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 30, 2022 | Lech Lecha, God, Happiness and Joy, Israel

By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz I have a special personal connection with this week’s Torah reading. 31 years ago, I was a chef in a fancy restaurant in Manhattan. I had a cool motorcycle and lots of cash to party and play. I had long hair and a tattoo. But I was angry all...
A Funny Way to Celebrate

A Funny Way to Celebrate

by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 13, 2022 | Psalms, Leviticus, Shemini Atzeret, God, Happiness and Joy, Temple

By Elie Mischel After seven glorious days of the Sukkot festival, also known as the Feast of Tabernacles, the party is still not over! Today, the eighth day, is Shemini Atzeret, the Eighth Day of Assembly, when the people of Israel yet again celebrate together in...
Three Inspiring Life Lessons from the Sukkah

Three Inspiring Life Lessons from the Sukkah

by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 6, 2022 | Sukkot, Faith, Emor, God, Happiness and Joy, Prayer

By Rafi Weinstein Today is the first day of the seven-day holiday known as Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles). Though the Torah commands: “You shall live in booths seven days” (Leviticus 23:42), growing up in New York my family barely spent time in the sukkah...
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