LIFELONG LEARNING FOR JEWISH WOMEN
April 17

Pesach 5783

It's the Season for Growth! Ah Gutten Erev Pesach! We hope your cleaning and cooking and shopping all went smoothly and that somewhere, somehow, you've […]

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March 13

Sukkos – Souls Magazine

B”H Souls Magazine I am always on the lookout for commentaries in Torah literature that connect the Parsha of the Week, or the Yom Tov […]

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May 5

Post Pesach and the Climb to Matan Torah – IYAR 5782

In contrast to the intense individual preparations for Pesach, from the second night of Pesach, we begin the slow and purposeful climb to Matan Torah. […]

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April 7

Shabbos Hagadol 5782/2022

How an Internal War in Egypt Amongst Goyim Led to Shabbos Hagadol   This coming Shabbos is Shabbos Hagadol, (The Great Shabbos) which commemorates the […]

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August 23

The Gift of Elul

Rosh Chodesh Elul ushers in one of the most potent times of the Jewish year. A season of reflection and introspection. It is a time […]

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June 9

Tammuz: Hot or Cold?

Today is Rosh Chodesh Tammuz (ר״ח תמוז).  Tammuz has a special designation as the “hot season”.  The Gemara in Shabbos speaks about a donkey, that […]

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March 24

Shabbos HaGadol – “The Great Shabbos”

This year, Pesach begins on מוצאי שבת, which means that Shabbos Hagadol falls earlier in the day.  Shabbos Hagadol is a mysterious kind of day, […]

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January 28

Lessons from the Trees | ט״ו בשבט תשפ״א

We know that in ארץ ישראל (Israel) they are already celebrating the coming of spring because ט״ו בשבט (Tu B’Shvat) has arrived, and as the […]

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January 20

Rosh Chodesh Shevat: Thoughts on the Life of the Rambam

Last week we began looking at the personal life of the Rambam from a historical perspective. We addressed the fact that as a child, the […]

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December 31

Parshas Vayechi – 5781

With פרשת ויחי, we reach the end of the first of the five חומשים. In the entire תורה, there are two פרשיות that stand out […]

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December 9

What Makes Chanukah Different?

Trivia question:  Other than Rosh Hashana,  which holiday is celebrated on exactly the same day in Israel and around the world? Answer:  Chanukah What an […]

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November 12

Preparing for Post-Corona

ב״ה   Last week, I read an article in the November issue Exodus Magazine by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks,ע״ה, that I wanted to apply to my educational […]

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October 29

Jewish Mother's Day

Today is י״א חשון, the Yahrtzeit of רחל אמנו, coined by some as the Jewish Mother’s Day.  Inspired by an article by Rabbi Yitzchok Ginsburgh, […]

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October 8

Simchat Torah 2020

Shemini Atzeres and Simchas Torah are not dates that I usually write about.  With my new marketing team, I am so grateful that they do […]

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September 24

The Birthday of the World – Elul 5780

Today is כ״ה אלול, the anniversary of the Creation of the World. Yes, Rosh Hashana is the anniversary of the creation of man.  It seems […]

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March 26

Rosh Chodesh Nissan 5780

Even though we all know that פסח is coming, with all of us at home, it almost seems surreal in a sense.  Today is ראש […]

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February 12

Adar Aleph, A Time for שמחה/Happiness?

By the time we bless the new month of Adar, I am usually knee deep in both Purim and Pesach preparations, but this year it […]

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September 4

Elul 5778/Tishrei 5779

In the year 2448, Moshe Rabeinu was busy from Rosh Chodesh Elul until Yom Kippur.  With what?  Until now, I did not give it much […]

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April 23

Pesach Sheini-פסח שני

We are in the days between Pesach and Pesach Sheini, the second Pesach.  No, it is not anything to be anxious about, because the only […]

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December 12

Chanukah 5778

B”H The Chanukah Story:  A Character Review Everyone knows about the Chanukah story, the players, the war, the victory, and the oil.  While researching for […]

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