When I served as the rabbi of the New West End Synagogue in London, one of our members was Alan Sierota. Alan had lost his mother, and every Shabbos he would travel from Chiswick to his late mother’s shul, the …
Transformative Stories: Peggy Finds Herself and a Shidduch
During the 1990s, when I served as the rabbi of the New West End Synagogue in London, England, I organized a student housing project nearby so that we would have young people to breathe new life into our shul. We …
Like Yourself and Stay Married, Episode 1: The Soup Bowl
Here is the first episode of my new YouTube series, Like Yourself and Stay Married. In this episode, I share a story of how I used a simple disagreement between me and my wife to strengthen my relationship with her.…
Self-Confidence Podcasts Now Available
Get a taste of the Self-Confidence Seminar with my Self-Confidence Podcasts. Each episode will be 2-4 minutes long. You can listen to the first three episodes below.
01. Thinking Positive
02. Life is an Opportunity
03. From Lonely to Alone …
Faithfulness in Adversity
Contributed by Shoshana Z.
Faithfulness (Emunah) doesn’t mean expecting miracles, only the certainty that the place I find myself is the place from which I need to make the choices before me. I don’t pray to suddenly become well, but …
Alone Against the World—Chanukah’s Antidote to Loneliness
Dear friend,
With the light of Chanukah about to peer through Hashem’s lattice-work, I would like to share an article that I have written which will hopefully inspire your Chanukah experience.
Also, I invite you to view my new Self …
Podcast Interview with Plural of You
I believe that the antidote to loneliness is to stop thinking about being loved and to start loving. It is time to stop seeking love and to give love. It is time to stop looking for approval and to start …
