CHOCHMAS NASHIM: MISHPATIM: OUR KIDS HAVE BEEN KIDNAPPED By: Suri Davis In this week’s torah portion there is an unusual juxtaposition of three verses: Exodus 21: 15-17: If a person strikes his father or his mother he must be put to death. If a person kidnaps a man, and witnesses found him in his possession…
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Rivki: Be Prepared
Be Prepared Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., LMFT, CLC, SDS That’s Judaism for you. You’re not even done with Purim … and -Wait, I take that back, I mean -winter vacation…. It’s actually still January -and already the Parsha is bringing up Matzo, Morror, and Passover. You know how kids are home from camp for like…
Chochmas Nashim: When Your Enemy Falls
CHOCHMAS NASHIM: BINFOL OYVECHAH AL TISMACH By: Suri Davis On Tisha B’av, we read the book Lamentations, where Jeremiah states to our enemies, Lamentations 3:64: Requite them, G-d, according to the work of their hands.” And 4:21 “ Unto you (our enemy) will pass the wine glass of retribution, become drunk and vomit.” While…
Chochmas Nashim: Binfol Oyvechah Al Tismach
CHOCHMAS NASHIM: BINFOL OYVECHAH AL TISMACH By: Suri Davis On Tisha B’av, we read the book Lamentations, where Jeremiah states to our enemies, Lamentations 3:64: Requite them, G-d, according to the work of their hands.” And 4:21 “ Unto you (our enemy) will pass the wine glass of retribution, become drunk and vomit.” While…
Chochmas Nashim: B’shalach
CHOCMAS NASHIM: PARSHAT B’SHALACH, SHABBOS SHIRA By: Suri Davis This is the parshah of derech eretz, because we know that derech eretz kadmah l’torah, and next week is the parshah in which the torah is given. In Az Yashir, the verse states Zeh Keli v’anvehu, the Mechilta expounds that V’anvehu, and I will glorify Him,…
Slovie: Harvard’s Answer to Living
Harvard’s Answer to Living the Most Fulfilling Life by Slovie Jungreis-Wolff January 23, 2023 Personal connections are vital to living a good life. What’s the secret to living the happiest, most fulfilling life? Since 1938, the Harvard Study of Adult Development has been searching for the answer to this question: what makes people flourish? Who are the happiest…
Chochmas Nashim: We Interrupt This Portion
CHOCHMAS NASHIM: WE INTERRUPT THIS PORTION… Suri Davis We are coming to the climax of the story of Jewish slavery in Egypt, ten plagues, Pharaoh’s obstinancy in refusing to permit the Jews to leave, and THEN… Oh by the way, this month of Nissan is going to be considered as the beginning of the…
Chochmas Nashim: The Loss of Two
CHOCHMAS NASHIM: TRAGIC LOSS OF TWO By: Suri Davis Yesterday in the news, there was a tragic loss of Boruch Taub and Binyomin Chafetz who were Ohio residents, who flew a small propeller plane from their home in Ohio to pay a shiva visit in New York. Really? Tragedy as they are coming home…
Slovie: 5 Steps to a Better Self
5 Steps to a Better Self by Slovie Jungreis-Wolff January 9, 2023 3 min read How to make resolutions that lead to real change. Here are 5 steps to take to attain real growth and bring out your best self. 1. Set a goal Begin with setting a real goal. Know what you want and be specific. If…
Chochmas Nashim: Who Didn’t Know
CHOCHMAS NASHIM: WHO DIDN’T KNOW By: Suri Davis The torah portion, Shemot, starts off with the verse, “A new king came upon Egypt, who didn’t know Yosef.” Really? Joseph who was second to Pharaoh and saved the region from famine on the advice of G-d to store the grain during the years of abundance, so…