by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 26, 2023 | Ruth, Leadership
By Rabbi Tuly Weisz According to the Talmudic sage Rabbi Zeira, the Book of Ruth was included in Hebrew scripture in order “To teach us the greatness of the reward for acts of lovingkindness.” However, there is another opinion that explains the need for this...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 10, 2023 | Shemot, Fear of God, God, Humility, Justice, Kindness and Compassion, Leadership
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz “You’re a lot shorter in person than I expected.” That is the phrase that actors hear most often. It is the flip side of the “larger than life” perception of famous people. Science fiction stories about time machines always portray the...
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...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 15, 2022 | Eikev, Faith, Leadership
I was thirty-nine years old and determined to get married. Being religious and in yeshiva (school for Jewish studies), arranged dates were the way to go and I had been on hundreds of them. Usually, two meetings at a coffee house were enough to determine that there was...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 2, 2022 | Devarim, Humility, Leadership, Responsibility
“Vote for me and get a free puppy!” Can you imagine a politician campaigning on that platform? But the fact is that many politicians campaign on promises that are not much better than that. Vote for me and I will give you free stuff. Vote for me and I will bring world...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 18, 2022 | Pinchas, Justice, Leadership
It has happened to most of us; we do a great job, going above and beyond all expectations. Even more than that, we stand up when no one else was willing to. Our boss compliments us and gives us a certificate of appreciation. But the next week, when a new position in...
