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Today, I'm telling you all to take a hike! I NEED a break. A hike. Please take THREE minutes to forget about all the difficult challenges we face and take a look at what blessings of rain do to the Land of Israel.
For thousands of years, we have been exiled and forced out of our land. When we had no alternative or options, lacked the power and organization to enforce the rule of law we had no choice but to live as strangers in Exile. Now we have a country, laws, an army, and independence. We must use the rule of law to regain what is ours, our lands, our cultures, our basic human rights.
It may seem twisted to have a love affair with death. People are afraid to die yet afraid to live. You cannot deal with your pain or with fear unless you're willing to live through it and I've experienced the contractions of giving birth to happiness in the face of agony.
My Journey (video) I'm on Earth to cultivate my soul. I can grow a raisin, a peach, or a plum perhaps. I want mine to be a watermelon! I'm here for a reason. I'm here to make my soul juicy; a big fat juicy watermelon.
In Vayishlach, Yaakov is given a new name: Israel. We may learn from Yaakov's life journey that God is always with us even during the darkest days. Through crippling and painful darkness, He never abandons Israel.
I have many reasons for sharing my journey… some of them I’m only discovering as I go. Spiritually and emotionally, I experience strengthening of the soul (chizzuk in Hebrew) from people near and far. I’m genuinely convinced that part of this ghastly test is also a huge blessing. One of...
The minute you have cancer, you’re either a survivor or a casualty, and, at worst, a victim. Don’t give me...
It's all right to cry
Crying gets the sad out of you
It's all right to cry
It might make you feel better
My life is so blessed and wonderful, but unfortunately I became sick with cancer. It’s hard to believe that cancer has been a blessing in quite a few ways. I’ve slowed down and stopped worrying about the minute details and the frivolities. I spend time with people I care about...
Tonight, we will light memorial candles. We will lower our gaze and bow our heads. We will say a prayer and try to memorialize the existence of the millions of Jewish souls that the Nazis tried to erase and extinguish over 60 years ago.
