Tag: Rabbi Jonathan Gewirtz
Rabbi Jonathan Gewirtz – Blind Faith
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I love
getting feedback from my readers. It gives me encouragement to keep writing
when I hear that something I wrote resonates with them. Sometimes,...
Rabbi Jonathan Gewirtz – Frame of Mind
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We
often say that someone isn’t in the right frame of mind for something. For
example, Chazal tell us not to try to calm someone...
Rabbi Jonathan Gewirtz – Uberwhelmed by Shavuos
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So,
Shavuos is almost upon us and as I got to my forties, (in counting the days of
the Omer, not in my age) I...
Rabbi Jonathan Gewirtz – Holy Guacamole
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If
you’ve been following my writing, you know that my mission is to help people
find meaning in the mundane and the extra in the...
Rabbi Jonathan Gewirtz – I’ve Got an Idea
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This
morning I thought of an amazing idea for my column. It started with a cute
story which led to a brilliant follow through and...
DAY BY DAY
Operation Inspiration By Rabbi Jonathan Gewirtz
Between
Pesach and Shavuos, we observe the ‘counting of the Omer.’ Though we...
Unintended Consequences – Rabbi Jonathan Gewirtz, Operation Inspiration
In the mid-1930s, America was still mired in the Great Depression. However, not everyone suffered during this era. Thanks to the discovery of oil...
My Issues With Tissues – Rabbi Jonathan Gewirtz, Operation Inspiration
Prologue: After many years of being an Observant Jew and taking note of things, I’ve decided to kick it up a notch and make...
Take It Easy – Rabbi Jonathan Gewirtz, Operation Inspiration
Prologue: After many years of being an Observant Jew and taking note of things, I’ve decided to kick it up a notch and make...
If Not Now, When? – By Rabbi Jonathan Gewirtz
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One of the most famous Talmudic dictums is that of Hillel who said, “If I am not for myself, who will be? If...