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RABBI AND REBBETZIN'S BLOG
Insights, notes, and memos from Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran's desk and the Rebbetzin's Monthly Musings
Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
7 days ago2 min read
ASARAH B'TEVET - עשרה בטבת
Dear friends, A fast on Erev Shabbat is a fairly rare phenomenon, occurring only once every 5.1 years on average. Remarkably, it happened...
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
Jan 23 min read
Tevet: Better and Better
Everything that happens is for the good – we just have to understand that we may not see it until we look back from a later vantage point.
Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
Dec 24, 20243 min read
Laws and Customs of the Chanukah Candles
Chanukah 5785 begins Wednesday evening, December 25 (Kislev 25), and concludes Thursday, January 2. Where and Who? One should place the...
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
Dec 2, 20244 min read
Kislev: Mind over Matter
‘Of all phenomena, the ability of certain individuals to walk barefoot through fire without being burned is perhaps the most spectacular'
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
Nov 1, 20244 min read
Cheshvan: It’s in Our Hands
Nearly 1,000 years after the flood, the location of Noach’s Ark was still common knowledge—a proof to the world that the great flood did ind
Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
Oct 6, 20242 min read
Marking One Year Since October 7, 2023
Dear Community and Friends, October 7, 2023, became a date forever etched in the memory of our nation, marking the bloodiest day for...
Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
Sep 23, 20245 min read
The Essential Art of Appreciation
That piece of clothing we bought with little thought, is the very same that someone is saving up in the hopes that one day they will be...
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
Sep 5, 20242 min read
Elul: Standing on the Heights
'The stars above you shine with such an incredible brilliance that you can see them reflected in that cold blue ice beneath your feet.'
Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
Sep 4, 20242 min read
Anti-Semitism, now what?
Dear Friends, Many Jews across the diaspora are grappling with the alarming rise in anti-Semitism since the tragic events of Simchat...
Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
Jul 22, 20243 min read
[23] The Fast of Tammuz, Three Weeks, Nine Days, and Tisha B'Av
IN THIS POST The Fast of Tammuz The Three Weeks The Nine Days Tisha B'Av The three weeks leading up to Tisha B’Av are a period of...
Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
Jul 5, 20243 min read
The Sun and Tammuz: Yosef vs Esav
Yosef’s story teaches us that even in the darkest times, Hashem’s guiding hand is at work, leading us toward redemption.
Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
May 10, 20242 min read
Be Holy!
Let us strive to be a beacon of light and righteousness in a world often clouded by darkness and confusion.
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
May 8, 20243 min read
Iyar: Month of Healing
‘His kidneys are failing; he has just a few hours left to live.’ In the early days of the Covid epidemic, Rabbi Chaim Ginzberg had...
Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
Apr 22, 20242 min read
Erev Pesach Primer 5784/2024
Download or print this guide here THE NIGHT OF EREV PESACH - SUNDAY NIGHT, APRIL 21 Bedikat Chametz / The Search for Chametz - On the...
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
Apr 9, 20243 min read
Nissan: Miracle of Miracles
And then came the Holy One, Blessed is He, and he slaughtered the Angel of Death, who killed the butcher who slaughtered the ox, that...
Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
Apr 8, 20242 min read
The Jewish Year's Cycle
If we delve deeper, the cycle of each year is a microcosm of our history.
Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
Mar 12, 20245 min read
The Joy in Judaism and Why I Give Your Kids Candy in Shul!
Let’s be real, compelling a child (or teenager or even an adult!) to attend a lengthy, solemn service, reading from a black and white...
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
Mar 11, 20243 min read
Adar: Take Back Your Power
‘Your majesty,’ he murmured, eyes gleaming as he knelt before the Kingly throne. ‘Your majesty, there is a nation... one small nation,...
Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
Feb 22, 20244 min read
[22] Hilchos Tzedaka: The Laws of Charity (Part 2 of 2)
IN THIS ARTICLE: Who to give, the priorities of giving, turning down requests, backround checks, how much to give, and three interesting...
Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
Feb 15, 20244 min read
[21] Hilchos Tzedaka: The Laws of Charity (Part 1 of 2)
IN THIS ARTICLE: The source, who is obligated, how to give, pledging verbally, pledging mentally, and when to give. INTRODUCTION The...
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