In Praise of the “Stinkin Kidsâ€
The State of Judaism in American from the Pew Report
Aish’s current editor’s choice is David Linn story about Rich Maisels infiltration of a messianic cult.
Links
Links for 9/25; Shul Succos Spendor; Social Media Al Chet; Get Ready for Bereishis;
Links for 9/17; Chol HaMoed Shul Activities;10 Best Jerusalam Sukkot Stops; Four Species InfoGraphics: Why Self Help Fails
Links for 9/12; The Length of the YK Break; YK Infographic; Google is Bad for the Brain
Links for 9/4: L’Shana Tova to All; Overlooking Shul Slights; Valuing Meaning over Happiness
Links for 8/29 – Rosh Hoshanah Baalei Tefillah; Halachos of Blog Comments; How to Read a Book
Rosh Hoshanah Baalei Tefillah – Inspiration & Perspiration – the long davening creates some issues
Blog Comments and Jewish Law – implementing a sound comment policy begins with the halacha
How to Read a Book – strategies for better understanding and recall
Links for 8/24 – Passaic and Rabbi-Centric Shuls; The Challenge of Suffering; Why are Covey’s 7 Habits So Popular?
A Hop of Faith, Becoming Smarter, Elul During Summer Vacation, Crucial Conversations
Links for 8/8 – The Stress of Yomim Noraim Seating; Why You Don’t Remember What You Read; Hirhurim Put to Sleep
The Stress of Yomim Noraim Seating.
Did I Just Read That? Why Great Non-fiction Books Don’t Seem to Stick.
Gil Student/Hirhurim Puts His Blog to Sleep – promises a bigger and better resurrection on August 18th (my bet is an aggregator of sorts)
Links for 8/1 – Building a Shul & Building a Community; Can Jewish Schools Do The Impossible?; Suicide Bomber from Torah Perspective
Links for 7/25 – Addressing Shul Phone Distractions, Rav Wolbe on Mesillas Yesharim and New Artscroll Mesillas Yesharim, Women of the Wall state their Real Goal on CNN
Addressing the Distractions of Our Phones in Our Shuls and Prayers
Rabbi Wolbe on the Beginning of Mesillas Yesharim and a link to a new Artscroll elucidation of Mesillas Yesharim.
Links for July 18 – Excuse Me Hashem, I’ll Be Right With You; Enough Torah?; Free Booklet: Elul Returning to Hashem
Links for 7/11 – The Torah of Tisha B’Av, Radical Orthodox Feminism, Torah Anytime 2.0
Links for 7/4 – Shuls Out for Summer, BT Artists, 3 Free Child Safety Videos
Links for 6/27 – Are Minimally Involved Shul Members “Parasitesâ€, Klal Perspectives – Communal Leadership Infrastructure, Outmaneuvered by Two Young Women
Links for 6/20 – The Private Kiddush, Unaffiliated Jews, Common Ground
Links for 6/13: My Brother’s Spiritual Keeper; Summer Safety; I, Charedi
Links for 6/6 – Where Everybody Knows Your Name, The Frum Whiskey Market, Orthodox Comics
Links for 5/30 – Tables Over Benches, Major Ultra-Orthodox Achievements, Leaving Lady Gaga
Links for 5/23 – The Shul of the Future, Growth vs Change, Are Texting and Torah Compatible
Appreciating a Growth Oriented Environment – growth oriented shuls are amazing places, do you daven at one?
Should I stay or should I grow? – a insightful post on the difference between growth and change
Social Media-Happy Youth Shun Learning of Torah – can our texting oriented youth be encouraged to commit to learning Torah?
