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Food For Thought; Soup For The Soul… Toldot

Esau said to Jacob, “Pour me some of that red stuff for I am exhausted.”Jacob said, “Sell your birthright to me.”Esau said, “I am going to die, so of what use to me is a birthright?” Genesis 25:30-32 Why would Esau offer up his birthright, something worth an insurmountable amount monetarily and spiritually, for aContinue reading “Food For Thought; Soup For The Soul… Toldot“

Ride The Crashing Waves Towards The River Of Tranquillity

We know the story. The world’s gone off the rails, G-d’s had enough. Enter giant flood. But wait, there’s a guy that G-d’s got His eye on – Noah. G-d instructs Noah to build an ark and pack it with selections of every animal on earth and use the big boat to ride out theContinue reading “Ride The Crashing Waves Towards The River Of Tranquillity“

To Be Whole, You Need To Be Broken

A Hasidic master, Sfat Emet, writes during Sukkot “this is wholeness: a person with a broken heart… and in every place that G-d dwells, there is wholeness.” Wholeness is a person with a broken heart. Broken equals whole. What? This is how I understand it. A person whose heart is not broken, if even someContinue reading “To Be Whole, You Need To Be Broken”

Why Is This Shabbos Different From All Others?

And so the questions begin. Today is Shabbat Hagadol, the great Shabbat and that means that one week today we will be swimming in matzah and a host of other kosher le’Pesach treats. It also means it’s time to roll up our sleeves and clean chametz from the home. Think of it as Jewish springContinue reading “Why Is This Shabbos Different From All Others?”

The End Is The Beginning – Vayechi

Decluttering the home of things that no longer serve a purpose. Removing toxicity from your life. Changing jobs or careers. Finishing a good book. Everything seems to come to an end, I believe, so that we can make way for more. More growth, more fulfilment, more blessings and more hope. And so it is thatContinue reading “The End Is The Beginning – Vayechi”