When you light your Chanukah candles, remember that you too, have the strength to be a Maccabee. When was the last time you were a Maccabee? Baruch Hashem, Judaism found me in 1975. I was ready for it, searching, knowing at least some of my strengths and weaknesses. It took […]
Rabbi Leiter Personal Story
“Young man, if you want to be happy, go to a cemetery!” It was Brooklyn NY, August, Elul, 1975, before I came closer to Jewish observance. Just after college, a job of sorts was waiting for me as a nutritionist in a commune in Tennessee. I had already met my […]
When you hear the call to return – run with ...
When the King presents Himself, be sure to take advantage There is a thrilling concept in Chassidut, connected to Elul (beginning this Thursday 20th August), the month of preparation before our annual days of Divine judgement during the High Holidays. The concept is “The king in the field.” (the “king” […]