Rabbi's Weekly Message
An ungrateful butler!
December 21, 2024
Earlier this week, Chavie and I were honored with the “Champions of Hope” award at the Chai Lifeline Gala in New York City (Click here to see the Gala video). As we spoke to the seven hundred gathered, I could not get my mind off my mom, as I felt her spirit hovering above me at Pier Sixty. She, together with my Aba, ingrained in me the trait of Hakoras HaTov, to always express gratitude to those who were kind to us. Reciprocal kindness isn’t selfish, it’s the love that makes the world go ‘round. If we always remember to be grateful, we are happier, kinder and friendly and the world is more gracious.
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Chavie's Blog
Life at war!
December 1, 2023
I don’t have the words to explain how it feels to be living through the last six weeks. Honestly, we are all living through it, so you don’t need my words to address your lived experience. Throughout these last few weeks, I was having this feeling like “I wish I had something to say”, “I wish I can put some of my feelings into words”, “I wish I had the talent to write something beautiful and inspiring to comfort and uplift my followers, friends, and community”. Somewhere deep down I knew that the time would come that I would have something to share, and all the while I found so much comfort in reading and sharing the beautiful thoughts and posts from others.
