The Cube of Gold in Central Park
There was some buzz on social-media about a pure gold cube placed in the snow in New York’s Central Park one day this week (first week in February 2022). It is said to … Read the rest
...It so happens that on the same day this week I learned two totally separate but very much connected ideas:
POOR MAN, RICH MAN
In the daily 1 chapter Rambam for that day (which I tweet about daily using the … Read the rest
...Once, back in the old Shabbos House, which was much smaller (it was a third the size) of our current big main room at Shabbos House, a new student came for Shabbat dinner. When I went over to introduce myself … Read the rest
...BLUMA’S LAPTOP FIX
So we got this brand-new laptop as a gift, its a quality piece, has great specs and we use it a lot since we got it (as a gift) earlier this year. But some of you were … Read the rest
...The usual focus of Tu Bishvat (the Jewish New Year for Trees) is on messages of growth, fruits, branches & roots. But there’s some beautiful Chassidus about the disintegration of the seed within the earth to enable (exponential) growth. It’s … Read the rest
...Even if not planning on going out, be sure to warm up your car in this freezing weather.
Aside for a practical cold winter weather tip (especially for those of us with older cars) it’s also a message about keeping … Read the rest
... “It’s a Good Day for a Good Day.”
Here are three thoughts that came to mind when we saw this big bold “double good” message on this Hampton Inn van.
The Baal Shem Tov taught that everything we hear or see (in our world around us) can & should be (derived) a lesson in our divine service. So what to make of the prominent bold lettering on this shop door … Read the rest
It so happens in on the day we happened to see two beautiful music videos, one was an hour long the other was a couple of seconds long, one from a few states away and the other from across the … Read the rest
...Sharing some of what we shared at Shabbos House in Chanukahs Past!
5 Thanksgiving and Chanukah Connections
Rabbi Israel Rubin’s Dreidel Operators Manual (a clever humorous piece!)
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