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.'
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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 ago
- 2 min
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...
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
- Apr 9
- 3 min
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...
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
- Mar 11
- 3 min
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,...
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
- Jan 11
- 3 min
Shevat: Strong Like a Tree
Rooted firmly in the ground, with arms in the sky, they reflect the dichotomy of our existence; an earthly soul tied to a physical body; mo
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
- Dec 12, 2023
- 4 min
Tevet: The Rest of the Story
Of all the festivals, Chanuka most certainly epitomizes the, ‘They tried to kill us, they failed, let’s eat’ script. Yet we very quickly...
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
- Nov 15, 2023
- 3 min
Kislev: I see the Light
‘I’m sorry we broke into the nursery’ read the sign, ‘But we needed to water the plants. With love, the troops.’ Returning after the...
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
- Oct 15, 2023
- 3 min
Cheshvan: Listen to the Silence
Sometimes, there’s nothing to say. Now is one of those times. Our voices are broken, our hearts shattered over the cruel fate of the...
Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
- Oct 2, 2023
- 1 min
Life After the Festivals
As we approach the end of this joyful festive season and embark upon the extended winter months, (this year including the additional...
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
- Sep 22, 2023
- 3 min
Tishrei: Are We Dreamers
‘Inception’ is an ingenious science fiction film that is based on the premise that we can access the subconscious via dreams. For the...
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
- Aug 17, 2023
- 3 min
Elul: He’s Praying for Us
‘Who shall live and who shall die, who shall have rest and who wander, who shall be at peace and who pursued, who shall be serene and who...
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
- Jul 21, 2023
- 3 min
Av: The Solution
As Napoleon Bonaparte walked through the streets of Paris, the sounds of crying and mourning emanated from within a synagogue. It was...
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
- Jun 19, 2023
- 3 min
Tammuz: When the Stakes are High
The time read 09:00:46 on September 23rd, 1999, and after almost 10 months of blazing through space, the Mars Climate Orbiter finally...
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
- May 21, 2023
- 3 min
Sivan: Creating Unity from Duality
From the age of 4 weeks old, identical twins Jim Lewis and Jim Springer were raised apart. Yet fascinatingly, when they were finally...
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
- Apr 23, 2023
- 4 min
Iyar: Harness your Strength
There’s the joke of the agricultural inspector who goes out to a farm to do inspections. He calls out in the yard upon his arrival, but...
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
- Mar 24, 2023
- 3 min
Nissan: Hold your Head High
Long ago, a nation of princes was enslaved. Employed in backbreaking labor and subjugated with harsh abuse, beatings, and even deaths,...
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
- Feb 22, 2023
- 3 min
Adar: Be Happy!
It was 1997 when Billie Bob Harrell Jr.’s struggles were finally over. After winning $30 million in the lottery, he quit his job at Home...
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
- Jan 18, 2023
- 3 min
Shevat: The Perfect Balance
In the dry and arid desert of a continent far from ours, East Africa is currently experiencing its longest and most severe drought on...
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
- Dec 23, 2022
- 3 min
Tevet: The Light Within the Dark
Over 2000 years ago, in this very month, Egyptian-Greek Emperor King Ptolemy gathered 72 torah sages and locked each of them into a...
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
- Nov 24, 2022
- 3 min
Kislev: Fly like an Arrow
More than a millennia ago, in a small country savaged by changing leadership and war, there dwelt the Jewish nation. Whilst the...
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