Why Every Child Needs to Hear Stories about the Holocaust by Slovie Jungreis-Wolff If we don’t know where we’ve come from, we don’t know what we are made of nor where we are going. Sometimes it is the small moments that make the greatest impression on children. Last week I met my daughter and her children…
Category: Lectures
Chochmas Nashim: Pursuing Justice
SHOFTIM: PURSUING JUSTICE By: Suri Davis This week’s torah portion, discusses the judicial system. Why is justice elusive, that we are commanded to pursue/chase it? We know that the core to any society or community is justice. We understand why we shouldn’t bribe judges to find in our favor, but, again, why is justice…
The Cycle
The Cycle Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., CLC, SDS The perpetual struggle. There is probably more than one that comes to mind. I bet some of you can fill this in with a lot of different ones. So, which am I talking about? Let me give you some hints…. It often gets resolved and returns. There’s…
Increasing Your Emotional Intelligence
Increasing Your Emotional Intelligence by Slovie Jungreis-Wolff The 5 critical factors to emotional intelligence. Do you keep your cool in tough situations? Are you able to manage conflicts without getting out of control? High emotional intelligence – the ability to understand and manage emotions – is critical to handling awkward social situations, resolving disagreements and successfully…
Chochmas Nashim: R’eh: Are You A Good Witch or a Bad Witch
CHOCHMAS NASHIM: R’EH: Are You a Good Witch or a Bad Witch? This week’s torah portion starts with the following: רְאֵ֗ה אָנֹכִ֛י נֹתֵ֥ן לִפְנֵיכֶ֖ם הַיּ֑וֹם בְּרָכָ֖ה וּקְלָלָֽה׃ See, this day I set before you blessing and curse. The beginning of the month of Av was dismal, as it usually is, I’ll pour you a…
The Silence of the Jews
The Silence of the Jews by Slovie Jungreis-Wolff As Jew-hatred increases and becomes more the norm, we must remember who we are. I am afraid. I’m afraid that it is now okay to hate Jews and question their loyalty. I’m afraid that we, the People of the Book, have become ignorant of our own history. Afraid…
Chochmas Nashim: Eikev: Av Into Elul
CHOCHMAS NASHIM: EIKEV : AV INTO ELUL By: Suri Davis There is a grayish mauve color when children are provided with paints which they can’t help but want to mix together to see how the colors evolve from one color to another as they continue to mix. The freedom of the mush mash. …
Chochmas Nashim Equality: Vaetchanan, The 15th of Av
CHOCHMAS NASHIM: EQUALITY: THE 15TH OF AV By: Suri Davis In last week’s lesson we discussed the juxtaposition of Moshe’s sermon to the Jews as they were about to enter Israel without his leadership, with the commemoration of the destruction of both holy temples in Jerusalem last weekend on the 9th and 10th of…
Paternistic Monopolies: Follow Up
Paternistic Monopolies: Follow Up Lenore Davis August 14, 2019 PATERNALISTIC MONOPOLIES: 5T VAAD and LOCAL YESHIVAS FOLLOW UP By: Suri Stern It appears I touched a nerve in the community. I had restaurants sending me free platters of food, thanking me for saying what they couldn’t. I had Rabbis in Israel, Italy and Australia comment…
Paternalistic Monopolies: 5T Vaad and Local Yeshivas
PATERNALISTIC MONOPOLIES: 5T VAAD and LOCAL YESHIVAS By: Suri Stern Rumor has it that the Five Towns Vaad is not permitting the grocery stores to open before chatzot/midday on Tisha B’av. This happened last year as well. After decades of being the monopoly kashrut organization in this community, have the rules of the torah…