Me Time: Ushering the Joy

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Tisha B’Av תשפ”ה

Napoleon was once passing a shul in Paris on Tisha B’Av when he heard the sounds of crying and wailing coming from within. Thinking that something terrible was going on, he stepped inside to see what he could do to help. What he saw shocked him. People were sitting on the floor with candles lit

Live From the Catskills: July 27th

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Parshat Matot – Masei

It is difficult for us to appreciate the power of our speech since we live in a materialistic world, where actions, which we can see and evaluate, take on greater importance than speech, which seems to be just a string of utterances with no visible impact. Our world subscribes to the notion that “actions speak

Encounters: The 3 Weeks- The Journey Back to Jerusalem

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The Three Weeks תשפ”ה

This past Sunday, July 13th, was the fast of the 17th of Tammuz, and on Sunday, August 3rd )three weeks from then,( we will observe “Tisha b’Av” the fast of the 9th day of Av. These two fasts are associated with the destruction of the first and second Holy Temples. On the 17th day of