Much of shidduchim is avodas perach: over and over, you do things that are hard and they sink into quicksand. You think your efforts will get you somewhere, and they sink into quicksand. I honestly don’t know how anyone can live like that. And then I remember that I am living like that. I don’t understand how.
This happens every year: Pesach takes me by surprise. But it’s coming next week, ready or not.
Pesach here was very busy. B”H. And went so fast! I read Bartholomew and the Oobleck far too many times, lol. My sister bought a collection of I Spy books for the kids, but I found myself turning to them over and over throughout Y”T. They are surprisingly restful and meditative, not to mention 90’s nostalgic. I was also blown …
I am reading essays in the Rabbi Jonathan Sacks hagaddah, and am struck by another recurring theme: hope. I have been thinking a lot about hope over the past year, what it is and what sustains it and how to help it grow. The following are beautiful words from Rabbi Sacks z”l:
How is it this week? What, where, when? Between now and candle lighting I need to grade about 30 essays for my teaching job, and don’t get me started on Pesach cleaning (yikes), BUT at the same time I am delighted to be heading into a three-day Y”T. Moments I am looking forward to:
Awhile ago I read of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, which I do not understand, but from what I gather refers to our inability to know for certain both the speed and position of a quantum particle (the smallest building block of matter). In other words, there is a limit to how much we can possibly know about the world around …
This winter felt long and felt short. The first days of warm weather always catch me by surprise; I can’t get used to not wearing a coat and gloves all the time. Nissan comes from the word nitzan, bud. Spring is a time of gentle renewal and fresh beginnings, warm sunshine, and green grass. It’s a time that will …
Hello, all. It’s shlissel challah week, the Shabbos after Pesach. I plan on wrapping and burying a key in my challah as I did last year instead of attempting a key-shaped challah. This segulah is supposed to remind us that Hashem holds the key to parnassah and it’s one of my favorites. My roommate told me of another nice …
Some thoughts before Pesach… I read a beautiful explanation for why we use the word “Seder” for the first night of Pesach. Maharal says this refers to the seder, or order, for everything that happens in life. Even when events seem random or out of control, everything is happening with a reason according to Hashem’s seder. And Seder night …
Hi all, my Partner in Torah and I got a lot out of the following three articles from Aish: “Is Dayenu Really Enough?,” “The Three Main Passover Symbols: Pesach, Matzah, and Maror,” and “Cleaning Our Hearts for Passover.” Enjoy! I hope you have a wonderful Shabbos Hagadol!
