How a Snack Made History: Boaz, Ruth, and the Original Viral Moment In 2007, an employee of a New Jersey Dunkin Donuts named Dustin Hoffmann (not that one) made news when the store was nearly robbed by a serial robber who jumped on the counter grabbing the cash out of the cashiers’ register. The twenty-something Hoffmann fought […]
Messages from May 2025
Breakdown to Breakthrough: Finding Purpose in the PainOver the past few years, psychologists have been exploring how people respond to crisis — whether it’s a personal loss, a war, or a global challenge. One study from 2023, published in the International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology — interestingly from Israel, just months before the war — found […]
Qatar’s Cyber trucks and the Menorah’s Flame: A Lesson in Authenticity This week was a major moment on the world stage. One of the Israeli hostages, Edan Alexander, was finally released. But while that should have been cause for unity, something strange happened: Israel wasn’t even involved in the negotiations. President Trump traveled to Qatar, a […]
Rabbi O’s Weekly Parsha: Acharei Mot-Kedoshim (Leviticus 16-20)Empathy Without Order: Judaism’s Response to Animal Rights ExtremesIn 2003, a terrorist attack in Israel was narrowly averted. A donkey, strapped with explosives, was sent toward an Israeli bus. Thankfully, the bomb went off too early — no human lives were lost, only the donkey was killed. Shortly afterward, PETA […]
The $41 Million Wakeup Call: What Shedeur Sanders and the Torah Teach About U-Turns Sometimes, the most powerful lessons about life don’t come from a holy book or a spiritual teacher—they come from unexpected places—like a football field or a skin condition described in an ancient Torah portion. At first glance, these two stories […]