In a small little commentary on a small little detail of the story, comes a powerful and giant sized life lesson about our self-worth. This week’s Torah portion tells the story of Bilam, a prophet-but not the good kind. He was a man of great knowledge and divine intuition, but…

In the aftermath of the very tragic news in Texas, my heart is hurting for the families affected, for their whole community, and truly for the state of our entire country. The thoughts I want to share come from the life story of a very special person named Kevin Hines. …

Yesterday’s celebration included a great show by The Amazing Bubble Man. When the show was over it took him some time to pack up and load his van with all his products. When he was finally fished up and ready to leave, I asked him if he’d like to put…

I got a less than enthusiastic response when I encouraged someone (a middle aged man with grown children) to attend the Lag Ba’omer Festival coming up this Thursday. The flier, advertising a stunt bike show and a BBQ dinner didn’t exactly appeal to his senses, and he figured this particular…

When I got a call yesterday with positive news about a teenager in our community, I thanked the mom profusely for the update. …

President of Israel, Yitzchak Herzog, paid a visit to the renowned Rabbi, historian, and author, Rabbi Berel Wein,88, a Chicago native, who is now living in Jerusalem. During the visit, Rabbi Wein shared with the President a personal memory of when he was 12 years old. It was in 1946…

I want to share my special day with you, because it is your special day too. We are celebrating the Rebbe’s 120th birthday. I hope you will use the opportunity (as I wrote in my Friday email) to do an extra mitzvah in his honor. Below is a post Tzivie…

When Tzivie’s older brother turned 11 years old, he visited the Rebbe for what is known as “dollars”. For years, every Sunday, the Rebbe would stand for many hours and visitors would pass by him to seek counsel, share good news or ask for a blessing. The Rebbe handed each…

Even Switzerland broke from tradition and is no longer claiming neutrality. Even Switzerland is showing moral clarity through sanctioning Russia and breaking from its long-standing neutrality to speak up for what is right and what is wrong. It’s a month old news, but Switzerland along with 400 companies (From AMEX…