Anti-Semitic attacks have nearly quadrupled this year in NYC alone, according to NYPD crime statistics. Throughout the month of January 15 different attacks were reported in contrast with the year before which had four reported attacks in the same month. Now, 81 have been reported as of March 27, a huge increase from 20 at […]
It’s one thing to read a good book and want to share it – it’s another to be lucky enough to speak one-on-one with the author herself. In this podcast, we speak with Jasmin Lee Cori on her groundbreaking work, The Emotionally Absent Mother: How to Recognize and Heal the Invisible Effects of Childhood Emotional […]
There’s war, there’s inflation, there’s a pandemic that won’t quite quit, but the news of the day is Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars last night for making fun of Smith’s wife’s baldness due to her alopecia. Lots of people are sounding off today, mostly on the side of “violence is never the […]
Are you ready to hear a chilling story about Purim? Let’s take it back to the Talmud to start – the book of the Talmud connected to Purim. Jacob said before the Holy One, “Do not grant Esau the wicked the desire of his heart.” This refers to Germamya, a royal province of Edom, who […]
For the past three and a half years, I’ve lived in Moscow, Russia. It’s been a journey filled with ups and downs and adventure and challenge alike. Little did I know, it would turn into a home that I would need to abruptly depart from while nine months pregnant during a war. Let’s backtrack for […]
The past several days have become a nightmare for Ukranians all over the country. Some are fleeing, others are hiding in bomb shelters and everyone is doing their best to stay calm amidst all the chaos, destruction and terror. One synagogue in the famous city of Uman, the home of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov’s tomb […]
