Elijah, what are you doing here?

HOLIDAYSGavriel GoldfederMarch 25, 2018

Speak intensely to your children

HOLIDAYS, MISHKAN, PARSHAGavriel GoldfederMarch 22, 2018

Get out of here - Nissan and Pesach

HOLIDAYSGavriel GoldfederMarch 21, 2018

PURIM 1 - WHY I LOVE PURIM

Purim is coming. Those words bring me great joy. I spend about 352 days every year waiting for Purim, and when Tu B’shevat passes and Shabbat Mevarchim Adar comes into view, I start to get a feeling in the pit of my stomach. Not unlike…. well, you’d have to visit me on Purim to hear the end of that sentence.

HOLIDAYSGavriel GoldfederFebruary 12, 2018

PURIM 2 - MIRACLES AND NON-MIRACLES

One of my favorite “jokes”: A Jewish guy is driving through downtown, looking for a parking spot. After failing for some time to find one, he says, “OK, God. If you hook me up with a parking spot, I’ll give $50 to charity.” He continues searching, but fails to find a spot. “OK, God, fine. I’ll start keeping Shabbat.” No parking spot. “Ok, fine! If you hook me up with a parking spot I’ll stop eating - - - oh, never mind. There’s one.”