I was on 1 local train going downtown yesterday, and as usual on a New York subway I could overhear 5 different conversations on the train. The conversation that caught my ear was between two young girls. They were chatting about boys, and clothes and then one of them said, “let’s get a cheeseburger as [...]
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Cheeseburger for the soul
Posted in Mitzvot/Mitzvas, Tradition and customs, Yosef Levenstein, tagged cheeseburger, G-d, god, judaism, kosher, mindfulness on March 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Brachot
Posted in Mitzvot/Mitzvas, Tradition and customs, Yosef Levenstein, tagged blessings, brachot, grace, praying, thanks on March 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Blessings are a core part of Judaism yet many of us fail to make them before our actions. I’m included in this broad statement about young Jews. The purpose of making a blessing is to take a step back from the material and blend in spirituality. Before taking a bite of that hot slice of [...]
Religiosity
Posted in Social, Yosef Levenstein, tagged frum, jewish labels, labels, orthodox, religiosity on February 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Liberal orthodoxy, modern orthodox, frum from birth, frum for lack of choice. Labels, do we use these labels just to protect ourselves? I’d like to think that labels are for defining ourselves but most likely it’s just for others to define us.
Try to define yourself in one word. It’s not that easy is it? [...]
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