B”H Soon it will be that time of the year when many of us will be taking some time off by going on a spring break. It’s the perfect time to put away the winter clothes, boots, umbrellas and get ready to welcome the blooming flowers. One of my favorite things to do…
Month: March 2022
The Importance of Having Skin in the Game.
B”H It was June 1950 and in a jam-packed synagogue in Israel on a Shabbos morning, there was going to be a special event, unlike any other event this community had ever experienced. A sweet young orphaned boy named Yisrael, who had survived the holocaust, was celebrating his Bar Mitzvah today. He had…
Rubbing Elbows with Hierarchy
B”H England’s former Prime Minister Tony Blair, Prince Charles, and Rabbi Jonathan Sacks were flying back to England together from Israel, after attending Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin’s funeral. It was after all incumbent upon them to show their honor and respect for the elder statesman after his tragic death. Rabbi Sacks recounted that…