Shovevim is a time of year where it feels like if something can go wrong, it will. Imagine this scene: The driver stuck her head out of the window and started yelling at the person walking by. That’s when I noticed her bumper sticker: “Too Blessed To Be Stressed.”
Parshat Noach: When God saved Noach and his family from the flood, He gave mankind the sign of the rainbow and seven mitzvot. These mitzvot are referred to as the "Sheva Mitzvot Bnei Noach," or the Noahide commandments. [Includes video of Chief Rabbi Lau blessing Bnei Noach community.]
“I printed up instructions for how to light the candles, where to place them. We celebrated with an awkward tension. How do we do this? We have no cultural references.”
A non-Jewish reader and her family want to live in Israel as Jews, but they cannot make Aliyah. What can they do?
There are moments when lack of community and structure cause frustrations to build up. It's easy to feel angry and like someone is ripping them off…
The loss of the Holy Temple not only affects Jews. How can Bnei Noach "connect" to Tisha B'Av and the Beit HaMikdash?
I am ever so grateful to Hashem for seeking me out from my hiding place and reminding me of my purpose. So, to answer His call, let me share this emuna story…
The struggle of Noahide Spirituality is real and it comes from leaving a religion to a non-religion. Most people are used to all the rites and can't break free…
It seems to be human nature to resist the truth. It’s staring us in the face if we only spend a moment to look for it, to ask to be able to perceive it…
Fits and spurts of diets, exercise programs, nutrition programs, and more pills and protein shakes then one could possibly count. I’ve done everything except the obvious…
When the Creator directed me to the 7 Noahide Laws instead of conversion, one of the first things I prayed to Him was, "I can do this!" A relief and an excitement came over me…
Every area that touches our life becomes a teachable moment for us; we get to learn and practice everything the Creator has taught through His Seven Commandments…
Hashem is talking to us every day. The messages are there if only we have the emuna, the faith, to hear them, and the willingness to act and modify our actions…
Have you seen those cute little growth diagrams showing the one circle labeled “comfort zone” and inside that circle is a smiley face that represents you…
Waiting can be a hard thing to do, but part of the lesson of cooking is waiting for the results. In the fast-food society we live in, we can be robbed of the benefits of waiting…
Being a Noahide, we acknowledge Shabbos and celebrate it – a nice meal, Torah study, family time. But, much of the day is similar to the other days of the week…
On the famed star-ship are a mixed crew from many different nationalities and a half-breed alien. All of the different people are working together to accomplish the same goal…
Hashem doesn’t need our worry. We are not doing Him or ourselves any good by stressing and noodling over how to bring about this or that desire…