Rabbi’s Blog
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Read moreParshat Ki Tavo – Together is Better
September 16, 2022
Dear Friends, A study investigating the success rates of lifestyle changes when a spouse was involved in the same change found that if one partner is trying to lose weight, […]
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Read moreParshat Shoftim – HOV Lanes
September 2, 2022
Dear Friends, A month ago, Brittney Bottone was rushing to pick up her son, and encountered traffic on the highway. Since she was 34 months pregnant, she decided, seeing as […]
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Read moreParshat Eikev – Lottery payout, lump-sum or installments?
August 19, 2022
A little over two weeks ago, the winning ticket for the second largest lottery in history was sold in Des Plaines, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. The winner still hasn’t […]
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Read moreParshat Vaetchanan / Shabbat Nachamu – Facing Adversity
August 12, 2022
Dear Friends, This Shabbat is referred to as “Shabbat Nachamu” based on the opening words of the Haftarah we read, “Nachamu nachamu ami” (Isaiah 40:1), words of comfort for the Jewish nation. […]
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Read moreShabbat Chazan/Devarim – Tisha B’Av that falls on Shabbat Primer
August 4, 2022
Dear Friends; Tisha b’Av is a day of national mourning and repentance, on which we recall the destruction of the first and second Temples. Many tragic events have happened on […]
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Read moreParshat Pinchas – Self Control
July 22, 2022
Dear Friends, When relating to struggles, today’s society often downplays the concept of self-control with myriad explanations for why people act or think the way they do. That is not […]