Integrating Jewish art and values blog

Hiddur Mitzvah is to glorify or beautify the observances and celebrations within Jewish tradition as a demonstration of our commitment to G-d. This value challenges us to think about not simply following a mitzvah, but

Sometimes we only understand the true impact of people once they are gone. When Rav Shteinman (the Ayelet Hashachar) passed away we all stood aghast unsure of what we should do. He had been the

How can I create a Jewish ambiance in my contemporary home? Here are some tips to start with… 👉 define a home for your shabbos candles 👉 design a place to wash before a meal

My company is so huge that the traffic blocks the local highway!⠀⠀Our working hours are modified to accommodate the roads. as the traffic caused by workers arriving and leaving blocks the surrounding roads.⠀⠀It means that

My years at Yeshiva ended with me going to university, but over the years I have worked to keep up a connection. I am in touch with the Yeshiva periodically. I visit it and meet

When I was 17 I discovered my huge family of cousins. My far cousin was having a local wedding. Suddenly I was inundated with cousins flying in from all over the world and I had

The Jewish people at the beginning of the 20th century found themselves in the midst of a struggle they had never experienced before. The Jewish identity of the ghetto, an involuntary identity imposed upon Jews

The Bnei Brak of today is a bustling bastion of Torah, Chassidus, and Yiddishkeit. However, this city is in fact quite young – less than one hundred years ago it was little more than a

Do you ever have a really busy day? Then another one? Actually the whole week? I have my whole long itemized to do list in front of me that never ends. And I diligently work