I have a motto, whatever is happening with you - for a reason. It might be a lesson, or a sign. nothing happens just before ( Read more... )

When being in the Russian High School, we used to write the in class assignment called How I spent my summer on the first day of school. One was not allowed to write just anything. You were supposed to write about the remarkable deed like helping an elderly lady cross a busy street. The alternative was to write about some important lesson one ( Read more... )

Many people believe that Yom Kippur is the same as Tisha B'Av; it is not really so. We are not mourning on Yom Kippur.
Yom Kippur is the happy day; the day when we can get one step closer to God.
Yom Kippur is the day of hopes for a good and sweet year.

May we be written and sealed for a good year. May we take the upcoming fast as the opportunity to ( Read more... )