Hello from Mitzpe Yericho (The Jericho Overlook), our new home in Israel! After years of talking, planning, organizing, waiting, and anticipating, we finally arrived at our new apartment in Mitzpe Yericho this past Tuesday night. The movers came on Thursday with our lift of 183 boxes. Why do we have so much stuff?

his week we celebrate Shavuot, the receiving of the Torah. We have counted from Passover until Shavuos, getting more and more excited about the holiday and its meaning. Over Shavuot we read Megillas Ruth. Ruth is the daughter-in-law of Naami, who was married to Elimelech. Elimelech and Naami moved from Eretz Yisroel to Moab during the famine

To my star pupil,   I am writing this letter to let you know what I think of you. Up here in heaven things are not like they are down on Earth. Over there, people only know what they can see. If they see a person is "successful", they think that he is the greatest guy. When they see somebody struggling, they think he might be one of the weaker elements.

Hello from Florida! I'm sitting in our studio room at the Residence Inn in Parkland, Florida, an extended stay hotel where we've been for the past couple of weeks. Unfortunately, the small condo that we bought with some of the proceeds from our Denver home

Dear Ladies Before I begin, I first want to share my deep condolences to our incredible leader at The Jewish Experience, Rabbi Leban and his very special mother Mrs. Cheryl…

As we conclude the beautiful Passover holiday it is important to remember that the culmination of the exodus was not just freedom, but most importantly the gift of the Torah.…

Hello from Sunny Florida! I hope you had a wonderful Pesach celebration and that you're now counting the days (Sefirat HaOmer) between Pesach and Shavuot, the holiday where we celebrate…

I have been thinking a lot about community lately. Maybe it’s because this past Shabbat the message of the Torah portions was all about the importance of community. Perhaps it’s because this past Shabbat we attended the Bar Mitzvah where the people in attendance represented Jews from all over Denver

This week we will be celebrating the holiday of Purim.  A time for celebration, music, joy, happiness, fun, food and costumes. We are commemorating that Hashem saved the Jewish people from death and in a moment Haman's plan was turned upside down.