Tagged Rabbi Lior Engelman

Leadership and the Hanukkah shamash

Teddy Weinberger
Hanukkah
November 23, 2016

The following is my free translation based on the work of my friend and teacher, Rabbi Lior Engelman. When we were children it was clear which of the Hanukkah candles was the most important: the shamash, the “helper” candle. It is the most prominent and tallest candle – it is one of a kind. The…

Spiritual checkup for the New Year

Teddy Weinberger
Holidays
August 25, 2016

As part of the spiritual accounting that characterizes the period of the High Holy Days, we are invited to survey ourselves and ask honestly: In relation to last year, has our spiritual condition improved or worsened; were the hopes that we expressed during last year’s High Holy Days – that there would be a change…