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Tu B’shvat: Failure Is a Catalyst for Growth
As the winter in Israel begins to fade, and Shvat heralds in the promise of spring, we celebrate Tu B’shvat – the Rosh Hashana of the trees.
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What is a miracle and how are we supposed to interact with it nowadays?
The world runs on nature. The rules of nature dictate that the sun rises every morning, and it sets in the late afternoon ushering in the evening stars. It will always rise in the east and set in the west. The derived laws of science explore the physics of the world and its governing principles.…
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Beit Hillel and Our Ascent in Holiness
There is a well-known debate in the Gemarah between the schools of Shammai and Hillel when it comes to how we should light the Chanukah candles: “Beit Shammai says: On the first day one kindles eight lights and, from there on, gradually decreases. And Beit Hillel says: the first day one kindles one, and from…
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Chana: Passive or Powerhouse?
Chana, like many females depicted in Jewish history, was a woman of mystery…
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The Interconnection between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur
Rosh Chodesh Elul marks the beginning of our focus on teshuva, leading up to the Yamim Noraim and the Aseret Yemei Teshuva.
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Malchut: Revealing the Feminine Energy on Rosh Hashanah
The idea of Hesther Panim, G-d’s hidden Presence, is a ubiquitous Jewish concept, and it underpins the entire purpose of Creation…
