Today is three days of the Omer, connected with the sefira of Tiferet within Chesed, or harmony in loving kindness, or balance in grace. When I’ve been hurt -where does the pain go? Where do I...
Author - Rabbi Yonah
Day 2
See introduction will be published soon. Today is two days of theOmer, connected to the Sefira of Gevurah within Chesed – which can be translated as Discipline in Loving-kindness, and seems to lead...
The Matzah Bakers of Local 101 Strike Back
Heard about the school bus converted into a matzah bakery? The local matzah bakers of Monsey strike back at inaccurate information on TV with this YouTube video:
Passover 2007
Whatever side of the Kitniyot war you may be on, Passover is one of the most joyous times of the Jewish year. However, unrealistic cleaning expectations can derail even the jolliest soul. Here is the...
Shabbat Ha Gadol Drasha
In his sefer “Eish Kodesh”, Holy Fire, which was written in the Warsaw ghetto, the Piasetzner Rebbe [Pieseczny] offers a beautifully simple explanation of ‘Shabbat Hagadol’...
In Haggadah Da Vida
Reboot LA, Storahtelling, and VeryHotJews.com are celebrating Passover with a twist. IN HAGGADAH DA VIDA is the name of their Passover seder/feast/happening on Tues., April 3 at 6pm at hot L.A. club...
Who Knows One? I Know one. One is the Hip Hop Hagaddah
Don’t break your back to talkradio or NPR cleaning your house this weekend. Don’t wipe out Chometz to dull Jewish rhythms. Put on SoCalled’s Hip Hop Hagaddah for an entirely...
Hookas suck
Hookas, nargilahs, exotic water pipes are everywhere—cafes, homes, dorm rooms. It has become so ubiquitous that Hillel’s have joined the fray, offering “Hookah in the Sukkah.”...