Articles #double time

They tell about Jimmy Carter, President of the United States, who participated in a festive candle lighting together with Rabbi Shem Tov on one of the Hanukkah days. It was the fourth day of the holiday, and the rabbi lit four candles and a sun. He wondered, and according to tradition, the president even got angry at the partial lighting, and ordered the rabbi to complete the work and light the entire menorah.

When I was a young mother, I spent a lot of time trying to be a good mother. At the time, I read the book by Adele Faber and Elaine Maislish - 'How to talk so that the children will listen, and listen so that the children will talk', and following the reading I tried to apply many insights that emerged from the book. This is how it was when one of my children came home from school, and shared with me that he was not having fun there, that he was bored, and that he never wanted to go to school again! Whereas in the past I would say something like: "There's nothing to do", "Of course you're going", and an argument would start, this time I tried to apply what is written in the book, and told him: "I understand you had a hard day". And he answered me: "And I understand that you read the book you have next to your bed..."

Perhaps Yosef is trying to teach us that in order to get up and walk forward with hope, you need to know "where you came from", to give a name to the broken and breaking moments, and only then to make room for the future, hope and goodness.

She continues and accompanies him between the end nests, standing from a distance and watching. And how much power there is in faith that brings action. In our ability to bring real redemption to the world.

She continues and accompanies him between the end nests, standing from a distance and watching. And how much power there is in faith that brings action. In our ability to bring real redemption to the world.

How wonderful is the Midrash that describes the Mishkan as a home and the Shekinah as a walker looking for a place to be. How wonderful is the Midrash that connects place to desire to search to love.

The soldiers are returning home after a long period. The women receive them after a long time of being alone. There are expectations, excitement, tension, and quite a few concerns. For some reason, it is expected that the husband will integrate in a short time in the place he had before he went to war, and that the wife will know how to give him exactly the same place he had in those days. But you should know that we are not playthings that can be moved from place to place;

And perhaps this year we feel better the Purim of the beer lily. Rejoicing at the salvation of the here and now but still in the hands of a foreign land, in the hands of a drunken and fickle ruler who may have chosen Esther at the moment but who knows what will happen tomorrow or in two or two years.

How does the family of an abductee feel when they read about Esther being taken to the king against her will. How does Lum Karev feel when he hears the drums thundering in the dozens of "Hamanim" in the scroll. And how does a family feel when they are all blessed by the blessing of the "Shah Haevaniye" at the beginning of the reading. And in general, how do you feel about the people of Israel who once again call out the desire to destroy, kill and lose us all as a people.

And how similar this situation is to two going on a first date. They shyly ask what the Shabbat table will look like, and what kind of shared pastimes they like. And all in all she was quite nice, but something about her was a bit too enthusiastic, and he didn't really show any feelings either. But how much faith is needed to go on a second date, to give another chance, to believe, to hope.

And Rabbi Soloveitchik compares the matzah to his fiancée, which until there are no blessings for her, she is forbidden to eat, and he compares the night of Passover to the night of weddings.

Before the wedding, the couples make sure to separate, and they don't meet (and sometimes don't even talk) for about a week. This week the bride and groom must buy each other seven gifts for each and every day. I know, because this idea often stresses the couple, but they don't like to give it up, lest the partner be offended or hurt.