The Time Tunnel
HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO TRAVEL THROUGH TIME? HAVE YOU EVER DONE SOMETHING YOU WISHED…
Jewish Holidays
Ordinary Miracles
SUKKOT IS MUCH MORE THAN WHAT IT SEEMS TO BE, AND MUCH DEEPER. ANALYZING WHAT…
Jewish Joy
AFTER THE HOLIDAY OF SUKKOT, COMES SHEMINI ATZERET AND SIMCHAT TORAH. THESE HOLIDAYS ARE CATEGORIZED…
The Fiftieth Miracle
No two festivals on the Jewish calendar are more coupled than Passover and Shavuot, and…
Tradition of Passover: Tappers and Listeners
As the magnificence and magic of the Seder night settles over us, we can step…
Passover Seder
FIFTEEN STEPS TO A VERY DIFFERENT NIGHT. By Chani Rosenblum Photography by The Lunch Box The…
Sevivon: Hidden Meanings
The dreidel, or sevivon in modern Hebrew, is much more than meets the eye. It…
Chanukah Calendar
Greater Miami December 2016 By Chani Rosenblum Photography by The Lunch Box BLESSINGS: Baruch Atah Ado-nai…
The Miracle of Rededication
Building something from scratch, from nothing, is an admirable task, but rebuilding what has been…
On The Shelf
The holidays are a time of reflection, togetherness and much-needed down time. Whether you’re with…
Calendar Rosh Hashanah 2016
GREATER MIAMI By Chani Rosenblum
Two Of A Kind Joys
AFTER SUKKOT COMES MUCH JOY IN THE FORM OF TWO HAPPY HOLIDAYS, IN WHICH WE…
The Center Of All
ANTHROPOCENTRICITY VERSUS THEOCENTRICITY, OR MAN VERSUS G-D, HAS BEEN AN ONGOING DEBATE THROUGHOUT PHILOSOPHICAL HISTORY….
The Mighty Mini
WHEN MAJOR NECESSARY CHANGES ARE LIKE GOLIATHS IN OUR LIVES WHICH WE CAN’T OVERCOME BY…
Renewing The Relationship
The great sixteenth-century Kabbalist, the Ari (Rabbi Yitzchak Luria, 1534–1572) observed that G-d created the…
The Paradox Of Oil
CHANUKAH IS AN ENTIRE HOLIDAY THAT REVOLVES AROUND A MIRACULOUS INCREASE IN OIL AT JERUSALEM’S…
A Smorgasbord Of Simcha
WHEN IT COMES TO JEWISH HOLIDAYS, ONLY SUKKOT AND SIMCHAT TORAH ARE CALLED DURING PRAYERS…
A New Year, A New Person
TO BE REALLY GOOD, IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO DO WORK, WE ALSO MUST CHECK…
Pregnant With The World
THE FAMOUS ROSH HASHANAH PRAYER KNOWN AS HAYOM HARAT OLAM DOES NOT REALLY MEAN “TODAY…
Assembly Of The Eighth
THE HOLIDAY OF SUKKOT IS FOLLOWED BY AN INDEPENDENT HOLIDAY CALLED SHEMINI ATZERET. IN ISRAEL,…
The “I Can” Crown
By Elana Mizrahi Elana, I can’t.” “Yes, you can. Repeat after me: ‘I…
The Greatest Leader
THE HOLIDAY OF PESACH CELEBRATES FREEDOM. THE EXODUS OUT OF EGYPT FOLLOWING CENTURIES OF SERVITUDE…
Holy Instructions
WE ALL KNOW THAT AT MT. SINAI, ALMIGHTY G-D SPOKE THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. EVERY PERSON…
Redemption Despite Ourselves
RIDDING OUR HOMES OF CHAMETZ IS A PHYSICAL MANIFESTATION OF OUR SPIRITUAL NEED TO ELIMINATE…
Take On Shavuot
Various thoughts on one of our most important holidays By Rabbi Falvish Mordechai Dalfin Chabad…
Body and Soul
WHY CHANUKAH IS THE MOST OBSERVED JEWISH HOLIDAY By Rabbi Raphael Tennenhaus It comes as no…
The Gift of Freedom
IN EVERY GENERATION, EVERY PERSON IS OBLIGATED TO SEE HIMSELF AS IF HE, PERSONALLY, LEFT…
The Omer
IN IYAR, THE UNIQUE BECOMES ROUTINE. Adapted from the teachings of the Rabbi by Yanki…
Underrated Shavuot
Why Shavuot doesn’t get the headlines of Pesach and Chanukah By Rabbi Raphael Tennenhaus When…
The Gift of Perspective
WHILE G-D DIDN’T GIVE US CONTROL OVER WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO US, HE DID GIVE…
Do You Sound Like an Adult or a Father?
WHEN YOU ARE THOUGHTFUL AND MINDFUL IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR CHILDREN FATHERHOOD COMES ACROSS…
True Wisdom
TRAINING THE BRAIN TO THINK DEEPLY IS THE KEY TO TRUE WISDOM. By Rabbi Chay…
Kosher Hypocrisy
BY DOING GOOD FOR THE WRONG REASONS ONE WILL EVENTUALLY DO THEM FOR THE RIGHT…
Shavuot
Renewing our vows with G-d. By Claudia Dornbusch Aumann For those who grew up in…
The Power Of Pesach
TAKE THE CHANCE TO RESET, RE-ENERGIZE AND REJOICE. By Rabbi Yosef Galimidi The celebration of…
Working Through the Cycle of Challenges
IT’S NOT WHAT YOU FACE, BUT HOW YOU RESPOND TO IT, THAT COUNTS ON THE JOURNEY OF LIFE. By Rabbi Chay Amar The…
Celebrating Passover
It’s Pesach, the holiday on which we pay our respects to the time of our…
Chanukah and Modernity
By Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar It was December of 1988 and the streets, stores and houses…
The Meaning of True Peace
A TRULY HAPPY HOME REQUIRES RESPECT AND LOVE AMONG ALL FAMILY MEMBERS. By Rabbi Abraham…
Turning Bitter into Sweet
UNDERSTANDING THE SYMBOLISM OF EATING HONEY ON ROSH HASHANAH. By Rabbi Dov Greenberg One of…
Perfecting Passover
PERFECTING PASSOVER THE CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS OF PASSOVER CONSIST OF 15 MAIN STEPS. HEREWITH, A…