Sep
13

Taglit-Birthright Israel Registration is NOW

Here we goooooooo!!!!

Disclaimer: In the past, Taglit-Birthright Israel registration has opened and closed within days. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

That being said, we are excited for you and your interest in joining us on your free Taglit-Birthright Israel trip to Israel this winter and summer in conjunction with Israel Free Spirit.

Feel free to call us should you have any questions during the application process:  617.785.9731

Here’s the nitty-gritty on how to maximize your application’s success: Read more

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Aug
14

“Show me the money” equals happiness?

 

“Hey, I don’t have all the answers, in life, but to be honest, I’ve failed as much as I’ve succeeded, but I love my wife, I love my life, and I wish you my kind of success.” – Jerry Maguire, 1996.

Everyone wants happiness. Our nation’s top university students flock to courses in search for it. Before we can begin to draw a game-plan for  happiness, we must first identify its hindrances. What is stopping us from being happy? Read more

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Jul
19

Cutting others down?

One day, a shorter older brother decided that he wanted to be taller than his younger brother. So he grabbed a shovel and dug a deep hole and placed his taller younger brother inside the hole.  Read more

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Jul
18

Can prep for surgery foster happiness?

“Who is rich? One who celebrates what he has!” (Ethics of our Fathers 4:1)

Have you every had to have a surgery which required general anesthetics? Just a few days before surgery, the anesthesiologist calls to ask rapid fire questions about every thing one  never thought could to go wrong. For example: Read more

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Jul
10

Disconnect to reconnect

Is it possible to unplug from social media for a day? An hour? Is it healthy? Today, more and more Jews are trying to tap into the Sabbath in new ways.

During the course of over thousands of years of Jewish history, there have been uncountable incidents of Jewish heroes and self-sacrifice to Read more

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Jul
01

Am I welcome?

My first experience in the Torah-observant community was really exciting for me. At twenty-one years old I went to my first Sabbath table where I enjoyed a feast with around forty other Jews – about a third of them being religious. Not only was this the first time I was meeting religious Jews, but also the first time in my life that I had met an Orthodox Rabbi and experienced a Shabbos meal with kosher food, uplifting and educational words from the Rabbi, songs and plenty of alcohol. I felt right at home, immediately.

Now, driving to the Rabbi’s home was a different Read more

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