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Self-Control or Strategic Avoidance: Structuring Our Lives for Success May 24, 2026 by Riva Kent We’ve all struggled with temptation. Whether it’s an impulsive online purchase, eating junk food when we’re on a diet, or getting distracted when we ought to be working, the battle for self-control can feel overwhelming. But what if there was a simpler way? The Gemara reveals a surprising truth: the secret to resisting temptation lies not in heroic willpower, but in strategic avoidance. Let’s explore how ancient wisdom and contemporary insights converge on this powerful… Read more
Gluckel of Hamelin: Writing as a Form of Prayer May 24, 2026 by Toby Finkelstein If you were to step into your local Jewish bookstore on any given day, you’d be overwhelmed by the sheer amount of published memoirs on the shelves. But a few hundred years ago, that was unheard of. And a published memoir of a woman no less? A true rarity. Gluckel bat Leyb, born in Hamburg, Germany in 1645, started writing in 1691 as a recent widow1 “with a deeply grieving heart.”2 She began writing about… Read more
Beha’alotcha: It’s the Wonderful Manna May 24, 2026 by Tamara Klein Amidst our journey through the desert, guided by the Heavenly pillar of cloud by day and pillar of fire by night, the nation is sustained by manna falling from the sky. Food descending from the clouds? It sounds like something surreal. But this was our reality, we lived directly under Hashem’s love and care, receiving food straight from His hand. What better existence could there be?  But this is not what the pesukim (verses) tell… Read more