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3 Ways to Co-Create Your New Year August 30, 2026 by Esther Lewin Elul is here, and the eagerness to welcome the New Year is filling the air. Besides the sense of newness that โ€œnatureโ€ so graciously gives us, including changing leaves, a crisp, cool breeze to break the summer heat, and for many, starting back in school and the post-summer grind, we also benefit from the palpable energy of spiritual renewal. On one hand, we look back on the last year with gratitude, maybe a sense of… Read more
The Shabbat Queen: The Life and Legacy of Henny Machlis August 30, 2026 by Daniella Landau She began as an ordinary girl from Brooklynโ€”yet her life would ascend to extraordinary spiritual heights, placing her among the truly righteous. Who was Henny Machlis, and how did she accomplish so much in just 59 years? Born in 1950 in the United States, Henny was raised in a home that nurtured purpose, Chesed, and a deep sensitivity to others. At the age of 20, she married Rabbi Mordechai Machlis, and together they journeyedโ€”full of… Read more
Nitzavim-Vayelech: Circumcision of the Heart August 30, 2026 by Tamara Klein ื•ึผืžึธึจืœ ื” ืึฑืœึน-ื”ึถึ›ื™ืšึธ ืึถืชึพืœึฐื‘ึธื‘ึฐืšึธึ– ื•ึฐืึถืชึพืœึฐื‘ึทึฃื‘ ื–ึทืจึฐืขึถึ‘ืšึธ ืœึฐืึทื”ึฒื‘ึธึžื” ืึถืชึพื” ืึฑืœึน-ื”ึถึ›ื™ืšึธ And Hashem, your G-d will open your heart and the heart of your descendants to love Hashem your G-d… (Devarim 30:6)ย  This verse describes the closeness that will be achieved between Hashem and the Jewish people following their teshuva (return), to righteousness. An interesting word is chosen to describe the opening of the hearts of the Jewish people. The word โ€œืžึธึจืœโ€ related to the word “ืžื™ืœื””… Read more