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The holiday season is always very busy, but I'm back with another blog! Several years ago, I was involved with a leadership development company called Life Leadership. Their goal was to help people improve their lives in various areas called the 8 F’s: Faith, Family, Finances, Freedom, Fitness, Friendship, Fun,…...

As things seem to be moving towards more chaos. It’s important for each of us to find ways to ground ourselves. Our ability to grow in our 8F’s: Faith, Family, Finances, Freedom, Friendships, Fitness, Fun, and Following provides the cushion for us to weather the storms of life. When we…...

In the book Peaks and Valleys by Spencer Johnson a young man who is living an unhappy life filled with many challenges meets an old man who lives a happy life filled with blessings. It’s a short book yet is filled with great nuggets we can use today. We will…...

Every Friday before Shabbat begins, we play Shabbat music. It definitely helps us to get into the spirit of Shabbat! One of the videos we watch is the "Leil Shabbat Medley" by Micha Gamerman. In the video one of Micha’s daughters sees a man sitting outside on the bench alone…...

All of us are called to be leaders in some capacity. Many of us reading this are parents. As parents we are leaders of our families. It is up to us to be models for our children. By showing our children how we grow in our 8F’s: Faith, Family, Freedom,…...

We are big fans of entrepreneurship in our family. One of our favorite shows is Shark Tank. It is incredible to watch the dedication and drive of entrepreneurs. Many who appear on the show have watched the show themselves and it inspired them to want to make a difference in…...

I’m currently reading the book The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason. This is a fantastic book! It’s a parable filled with nuggets regarding money. The main character, Arkad, tells his story of how he acquired wealth. I would highly recommend people read this book! The Talmud says…...

Our Parasha this week is Miketz and this year it coincides with Chanukah and Rosh Chodesh Tevet. We can see Divine Providence in both the Parasha and the Chanukah story. Thousands of years ago the Greeks became the leading Empire. They eventually conquered Judea which is now Eretz Yisrael. The…...

The late Sir Isaiah Berlin pointed out that not all values coexist in a kind of platonic harmony. His favorite example was freedom and equality. You can have a free economy but the result will be inequality. You can have economic equality, communism, but the result will be a loss…...

The Book of Devarim (Deuteronomy) features the last moments before B’nai Yisrael enters the land and becomes a nation in its own land. It is the most compelling statement of what Judaism is about, and it is no less relevant today than it was then. Devarim helps us understand why…...