Category: Lectures

CHOCHMAS NASHIM: VAYISHLACH:SALTED CARAMEL By: Suri Davis In last week’s Torah portion, we discussed how even when G-d punished Rachel for selling her night with Jacob for Ruben’s dudaim, and for stealing her father’s idol, Rachel’s being buried on the way to Bethlehem turned out for the best, in that she prayed for the Jews…

CHOCMAS NASHIM: VAYETZEI: GRATITUDE By: Suri Davis   Birth & Passing of R. Dovber of Lubavitch (1773; 1827) Kislev 9 is both the birthday and day of passing of Rabbi DovBer of Lubavitch, son of and successor to the founder of Chabad Chassidism, Rabbi Schneur Zalman·of Liadi. Rabbi DovBer was known for his unique style of “broadening…

My Broken Wrist: Three Takeaways Nov 7, 2021  |  by Slovie Jungreis-Wolff Yep, I fell and broke my wrist. And it’s very frustrating to type these words with a cast. When Covid hit, I began to walk every Shabbat afternoon, no matter the weather. Walking cleared my head from all the chaos and became my breath of inspiration.…

Me and My Phone  Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., LMFT, CLC, SDS Everyone worries about social media influencing us badly. Too much exposure to too many issues that can be problematic. For young people, often the lack of censorship. For older kids, the obsession with FOMO or the challenge of being exposed to other people that…

Today’s Epiphany! Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., LMFT, CLC, SDS So here it is. The amazing revelation. We are all salads. Yes, salads. Go figure…. Did you ever realize that you were a salad? It was this week’s epiphany! So, what am I saying? We are colorful, of course …. We have variety to us. And…

CHOCHMAS NASHIM: CHAYEI SARAH By: Suri Davis On Rosh Hashanah, when we blow the shofar, the sound of the shofar is like a lamentation, like the voice of one who is crying out.  The medrash asks what the purpose is of the 100 voices of the shofar on Rosh Hashanah. The answer is that it…

Shalom: 6 Keys to Creating Harmony and Love in Your Home Oct 11, 2021  |  by Slovie Jungreis-Wolff Because a great marriage is one of the greatest gifts you can give to yourself and your children. Many couples have reported that life under Covid has squeezed the verve out of their relationships. A great marriage is one of…

CHOCHMAS NASHIM: NOACH: FAR FROM PERFECT By: Suri Davis       The torah starts off this week’s Torah portion stating that Noach was righteous[…]for his generation.  Ummmm, we try not to talk negatively about a person, and Rashi tells us that Noach was righteous, but only for his generation.   Later in the torah…