Tonight we light the first of the Hannukah candles. The common practice around the world is to increase those lights one at a time each night until next Saturday night the Menorah will be fully lit with eight candles, celebrating the eight nights the small container of oil miraculously lasted. The Talmud actually describes several […]
Parshi’ot of Mar Cheshvan and the New Year
Rosh Chodesh Mar Cheshvan 5777 It is Rosh Chodesh Mar Cheshvan and we are just out of the starting gate of the new year. Still, it is useful to take a few minutes and review your goals from the workshop. Have you identified one or two kabbalot (small challenges) to give yourself for each middah […]
Practice Sovereignty With Humility
Rosh Chodesh Sivan, 5775 Chodesh Tov! I want to share some brief thoughts about this season inspired by my own practice and living in Israel. As I mentioned last month I’ve been combining the sefira for the week of the omer (eg. Chesed, Gevura, Tiferet) with the middah that is on my personal soul curriculum […]