CHOCHMAS NASHIM: RE’EH: A THIMBLE OR A GALLON? By: Suri Davis I want to hone in on a verse in this week’s torah portion: Deuteronomy 12:28: “Observe and hear all these words which I command you, that it may go well with you, and with your children after you forever, when you do that which…
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Chochmas Nashim: I Ponder the Kotel/Be’eri
CHOCHMAS NASHIM: I PONDER THE KOTEL/BE’ERI By: Suri Davis These three weeks, are the beginning of a trajectory of reflection which extends from the Fast of the 17th of Tammuz, through Tisha B’av, going into the shofar blowing starting in Elul, Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Sukkoth, and the other day on the horizon, which…
Rivki: Is It Worth It
Is It Worth It Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., LMFT, CLC, SDS Are you the golf or tennis person? Wait, don’t tell me – – -neither! Or impress me with your athleticism -both! Maybe that’s great, but, a bit too great. Some people are out for the major commitment. 18 holes out on the course and…
Chochmas Nashim: Who Shall I Admire
B’SD CHOCHMAS NASHIM: BALAK: WHO SHALL I ADMIRE? By: Suri Davis I was in Le Chocolat this morning imbibing, when two lovely women approached me and told me they read the newsletter, they were gracious and charming and lovely, and I wished I had more time to get to know them before I rushed out.…
Slovie: Five Questions to Ask Before You Say “I Do”
Five Questions to Ask Before You Say “I Do” Choosing your spouse is one of the biggest decisions you’ll ever make. Here’s how to know you’re making the right choice. Are you trying to change your partner? One of the biggest mistakes couples make is thinking that they will change their spouse after they get…
Chochmas Nashim: Korach: Eretz Ochelet Yoshveha
CHOCHMAS NASHIM: KORACH: ERETZ OCHELET YOSHVEHAH By: Suri Davis The Michaan Edition of the Pentateuch, with Lubavitch commentary has fascinating take on why a torah portion would be named after a person who started a mutiny, Korach. This torah portion comes after last week’s torah portion of those who “spied” on the land of Israel…
Chochmas Nashim: Stuck in a Muck…Not
CHOCHMAS NASHIM: STUCK IN A MUCK…NOT By: Suri Stern This week’s Torah portion is Behaalotchah, when you rise. When spring came, my long time sage bush seemed dead, truly dead. I didn’t have time to uproot it and throw it away, and time passed. Yes, some of the leaves did die, but…
Chochmas Nashim: Bechukotai
CHOCHMAS NASHIM: BECHUKOTAI: MY NAME IS BOND By: Suri Davis This Shabbos, is the blessing of the new month for the Jewish month of Sivan, in which we celebrate the holiday of Shavuoth, celebrating the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai from G-d to Moses and the Jews. It is a day which…
Rivki: Welcome to Sephira
Welcome to Sephira Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., LMFT, CLC, SDS Finally, a break. No holiday prep for a while. Just Shabbases. Yay-We’ve got this! A challah or 2, A nice kugel, a few veggies, a roast, a couple of cutlets, some fish to start and a fabulous desert -to finish it off and we are…
Chochmas Nashim: Behar: I Thought It was Shin Bet, It Was G-d Himself
Chochmas Nashim: Behar: I Thought It Was Shin Bet…It Was G-d’s Direct Hand By: Suri Davis I have to admit, that when I heard that Iran’s President’s helicopter went down, I thought it was taken down by Shin Bet, Israel’s intelligence service, but it wasn’t, it was G-d’s direct hand, as it was at…