Challenge accepted! This week, DL Lavin (Canada, Central East, New York NCSY and TJJ) takes us through some major figures of Jewish history from Avraham Avinu and Queen Esther to Jerry Seinfeld and the Shabbos Project, to teach us an important lesson; it may be a big step, but it will go a long way!
It’s not black or white, but a gray area. Jonathan Zar, NY NCSY, shares with us some thoughts on this week’s parsha and teaches us how to place being a tzaddik within our grasp.
It may not be easy, but it’s definitely worth the effort! This week, Rabbi Marchuck, Director of NCSY Alumni, takes a deeper look at snakes, Shemini Atzeret, and Wilson the volleyball to teach us about what Hashem really wants.
It’s not a habit, it’s a lifestyle! Ayelet Prero, (Midwest NCSY & Michlelet), looks at a mizvah in this week’s parsha, and how it applies to the Yamim Noraim, to teach us about renewing our commitment to the mitzvot, getting a new outlook on our relationship with Hashem, and living up to our unique potential.
Does being part of a community remove your individuality? Rabbi Yehoshua Marchuck, alumna of Long Island NCSY and current director of NCSY Alumni Connections, shares that each Jew remains a growing individual even when they are a piece of the Jewish people.
Did you know you’re great? Rabbi Gideon Black, (OU JLIC), looks at the mitzvah of bikurim in this week’s parsha to teach us an important lesson about the greatness of the individual, and a message we can take with us into this upcoming Rosh HaShanah.
What do tefillin, King David, and Usher have in common? Dov Pianko, Upstate New York NCSY & Central East TJJ, looks four important kinds of people mentioned in this week’s parsha, as well as a deeper look into the mitzvah of tefillin, to teach us how to fight our daily battles.
What do Einstein, Stalin, and starfish have in common with this week’s parsha? Rabbi Ari Neuman, OU-JLIC rabbi at Maryland, looks at some pretty harsh punishments and great people in history to teach us about the power of the individual, and how each one of us can change the world.
Why can’t we complain about our challenges? This week, Rabbi David Katz, director of MMY, takes a deeper look at the manna to teach us an important lesson about appreciating Hashem and what we have, and how to find blessing even during challenges.
Ari Ziegler, JLIC alum and IFS staff member, tells us about Moshe’s choice of words and reveals why the task of remembering that the mitzvot were passed down on Har Sinai is more important than the task of following the mitzvot themselves.