Posted in Elul on September 3, 2007 | 5 Comments »
A few`weeks back, I posted “The Monster“. It was my attempt to connect a fairly mundane childhood experience to my later-in-life teshuvah. My wife recently found an actual picture from “The Monster” which may hint to the fact that the One who runs the whole show already had this connection in mind, check out my [...]
Posted in Elul on September 2, 2007 | 2 Comments »
In these harried days: back to school, Yom Tov Preparations, and just plain old everyday life, we sometimes need to peek out from behind the trees to see some tranquility.
(my daughter Liora finding tranquility)
Posted in Elul, Fun on August 16, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Sunday, my wife and I took the kids to the zoo. It was a great day, not too hot. The zoo is always a good place to marvel at Hashem’s creations. I thought I’d use some pictures from the zoo for some Elul thoughts.
Many people get so frightened about the Yomim Noraim [...]
Posted in Elul on August 15, 2007 | No Comments »
I’ve always found that Birchas HaChodesh for Elul serves as an alarm clock. This past Shabbos I had to stop in at a hashkamah minyan before going to my regular minyan so that I could confirm that the gentleman that agreed to lein for us was coming. I walked in slightly before Birchas [...]
Posted in Elul, Judaism on August 14, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This originally appeared on Beyond Teshuva last year and I usually find some way to reincarnate it for Elul.
As a kid, my family would spend summers in the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York. It was the best time of the year for a city kid: fresh air, freedom and mosquitoes. Well, two out of [...]
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