by mitzva | Jun 27, 2025 | Newsletter Archive
We went a little MIA. Somewhere in the middle of Oklahoma, we found ourselves smack in the center of a full-on thunderstorm when tornado sirens started blaring. We pulled over. We prayed. We watched trees fly by. And thank G-d, we’re alive to tell the tale....
by mitzva | Jun 1, 2025 | Newsletter Archive
I saw your emails, texts, and missed calls—thank you for catching my typo! (and for proving that my emails actually do get read!) Shavuot celebration / my birthday is happening at my place on Monday, June 2, at 5 PM [RSVP LINK] and we were selling challah and babka at...
by mitzva | May 30, 2025 | Newsletter Archive
It couldn't be more dry. They were in desert. And G-d gives Moshe a dry, spreadsheet task: count the people. One by one. Family by family. Tribe by tribe. This wasn’t about counting. It was about recognizing. Each soul. Each purpose. Each person has a spot. A...
by mitzva | May 2, 2025 | Newsletter Archive
hi from New york!!! Hi from beautiful New York! it's been a busy day and I'm pumped for an even more exciting Shabbat ahead at Shabbat in the Heights with the Jewish Learning Institute where three awesome community members joined my family for a rocking...
by mitzva | Apr 28, 2025 | Newsletter Archive
Last Jewish Heritage club for this year coming up! Looking forward to our clubs! (note: Vanderlyn and Kingsley clubs are this week!) Austin Elementary: Monday, May 12th at 7:00 AM in the Library Chamblee Middle: Wednesday, May 13th at 8:00 AM in Mrs Wahyudi's...
by mitzva | Apr 25, 2025 | Newsletter Archive
He didn’t speak. He didn’t argue. When Aharon lost two sons, the Torah says just one thing: “And Aharon was silent.” Not because he had no pain. Some moments are too deep for words. True faith is quiet trust when nothing makes sense. When you stop filling the silence,...
