Rabbi Reuven Ibragimov Every book opens with an introduction. The author explains the purpose, the background, why the reader should care. The Torah has none. It begins with Bereishit, and we hit the ground running. The Kotzker Rebbe asks why, and answers with the teaching of our...
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transcribed by @feedyourneshama The Ohr HaChaim says that the custom for one who faces judgement is to wear black, wrap oneself in mourning, and neglect his hair and fingernails because he has no idea what the outcome may be. But not the Jewish nation. When it...
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Written by Nalini Ibragimov - Rosh Chodesh Elul- I had the privilege of attending two weddings last night. There is nothing more magnificent than a Jewish wedding. There is no event more special, or more celebratory. The hall is adorned with flowers and candles. There is...
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By, Nalini Ibragimov Disappointment is a sign of unconscious expectations. We expect our lives to unfold in a particular way. Get up, go to work, send the kids off, come home, supper, relax, bedtime. Repeat. Or some variation of this. We expect to marry and have...
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Pesach ended a week ago, yet I’m still trying to find routine and normal sleep schedules for myself and my family. It was a beautiful holiday with unique opportunities to experience freedom as we are slowly climbing out of Covid restrictions. Freedom from something is...
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