Life moves on – with or with you – so move on. Live in the ups and don’t dwell on the downs. “Then” is the past that is gone, “Now” is the present that you live, “Later” is the future that holds your destiny, an undeniable reality that only and only you shape and create. …
Life is a paradox. After almost a year in Israel, I am confused more than ever, yet paradoxically, I have never had so much clarity. If life were to be a symbol, it would be a question following an exclamation mark. 2010
Just visited my grandparents today, and after 60 years of marriage, I still see my grandfather with his HUGE sense of humor, making fun of my grandmother. And then you have my grandmother who jokes back that the last time she paid any attention to my grandfather was over 60 years ago. When I spent …
I spent Shabbat in a family member’s house, where, well, to say the least, have a very, very modest living situation; and with 3 kids running around like powere rangers, I felt suffocated the first 5 minutes of being there. Not to mention the blazing heat, ridiculous humidity, and lack of air conditioning, I didn’t …
It’s interesting to note the difference between Torah culture vs. the consumer culture. Torah culture emphasizes and has you focus on what you have in life. Consumer culture accentuates and makes you internalize what you are missing in life. The difference parallels the diametrically opposite, yet eerily similar, concepts of value vs. price. The value …