A PASSIONATE THOUGHT

A PASSIONATE THOUGHT Parashat Pekudei If you want to be successful at something, you need to be passionate about it. The greater the challenge to be successful, the more passion you need. Take two people. Both from similar backgrounds. Both with similar strengths and weaknesses. Both going through the same motions. Both going for the…

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BE DO HAVE

BE DO HAVE Parashat Vayakhel Life decisions are complex. It is not the surrounding circumstances that make these life decisions complex.  It is defining identity that is complex. For many people, the biggest life decision is marriage. Before any life decision one makes, one must know who he is, in order to be certain that…

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A G-D Like I.D.

A G-D Like I.D. Parashat Ki Tisa SOME husbands believe that if they were richer, their wife would respect them more. If they could outsmart people, outdo her siblings or her friend’s husband, then their wife might love them more. There is no greater mistake a husband can make. A woman wants one thing from…

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ATTRACTING OPPOSITES

ATTRACTING OPPOSITES Parashat Tezaveh Kids  fight. Lots of kids, lots of fights. Simple math. It’s confusing for one parent to deal with fighting kids. Who is right and who is wrong? The truth is, it does not make a difference. Judging is a complex task, especially if we are talking about your own children. Which…

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A BAD IDEA

A BAD IDEA Parashat Terumah P eople ask me how I manage to come up with an amazing article every week. Here is my secret. I don’t. I come up with an article that is not so great. And then I change it. I tweak it ’til it’s better. And then change it again. Each…

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