Crying & Tisha Ba’av

This coming Wednesday night and Thursday, we observe the saddest day in the Jewish calendar, Tisha Ba’av, the 9th day of the month of Av. Let’s go back to the origin of this day marked for Jewish tragedy and suffering: The Jews were in the desert under the leadership of Moshe. They were about to

Me Time: July 19

Me Time | Mrs. Dassie Bausk and Mrs. Shaindel Fink Print this article

Live from the Catskills: July 19

Live from the Catskills | Mrs. Racheli Indig Print this article

The Rise of the Desert Diamond – Parshat Devarim/Tisha B’av

In 1867, a fifteen-year-old South African boy named Erasmus Jacobs noticed an unusual stone lying near the Orange River as it made its way through his father’s farm. It was yellowish, transparent, and attractive enough that he gave it to the local children who collected nice stones to play jacks with. But a neighbor became

The Three Weeks and Tisha Ba’av 5786

Background We are in mourning. We are in the middle of the 3 weeks, a period of mourning that leads up to and includes the 9th of Av, the saddest day in the Jewish calendar, the day that both the first and second Temples were destroyed. This year the fast of Tisha B’av will be

Here’s what we’re really good at…Parshas Mattos Masei 5786

Let’s talk trash for a moment. It’s one of the few things that American do exceptionally well. The world will throw out over 5 trillion pounds of garbage this year (here’s a visual to help you grasp that: 5,000,000,000,000 pounds!), and despite only making up 4.2% of the world population, Americans will account for 13%