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A Little Bit of Oil Can Go a Long Way: How Jews Defeat Defeatism

Would you set out on an important road trip if you only had enough gas for the first 20 miles and no forseeable way of filling your car up for a week? If you were a Maccabee you would. I recently started wondering why the Jews decided to light the menorah with the paltry sum of oil they found. Why bother lighting an eternal light that you […]

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Jews In Slumber, No More

Our bubble was burst. Our innocence destroyed. After October 7, so many overjoyed. We knew Jews were hated. We didn’t know quite how much. Our lives have all unraveled, No segment left untouched. In the pain we found each other. All labels disappear. To unite with one another, Is a comfort we hold dear. We’ve […]

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Jews In Slumber, No More

Our bubble was burst. Our innocence destroyed. After October 7, So many overjoyed. We knew Jews were hated. Didn’t know quite how much. Our lives have unraveled, No segment left untouched. In pain we found each other. All labels disappear. To unite with Jewish brothers, Is a comfort we hold dear. We’ve been awakened from […]

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To My Youngest On His Bar Mitzvah Day

When we had my son Rafi, knowing he was the last baby, I nicknamed him Rafikomen. The Ari taught that Jewish parents are imbued with Ruach Hakodesh (Divine inspiration) when they name their children. The names they choose describe the essence of their children. The gemara (Talmud) discusses a similar idea in terms of character in […]

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