From The Desk of Rabbi Yehuda - Chabad Lubavitch of Westport

Now, Now, Now!

Friday, June 26, 2026 - 10:00 AM

The Guinness World Records just announced a new record breaking achievement of the loudest “shout”, clocking in at 122.4 decibels.

What struck my attention is “not” that this shout is as loud as jet engines taking off or louder than an emergency vehicle siren. Rather, the word that he shouted in order to break the world’s record.

NOW!

According to a quick online search, the protagonist practiced shouting several words with his daughter until he realized that the word NOW allowed him to project the most force.

NOW!

It’s actually not surprising if you think about it.

Jewish wisdom from thousands of years ago as recorded in the Mishna teaches us the following:

“If I am not for myself, who will be? Yet if I am primarily for myself, what am I? And if not NOW then when?

Yes, when? Yes, am I too into my own self and missing things around me? Or perhaps, am I neglecting myself, my marriage, my relationship with my family, my spiritual growth, my commitment to our cherished Heritage — Torah and Mitzvot, my legacy?

Expediency in the right context is critical and advisable. Doing good, achieving a goal, growing spiritually and all those things that we may be pushing off for a better time — should be done today.

NOW! And I’m NOT SHOUTING!

With best wishes for a Shabbat Shalom,

One Size, Many Lessons

Friday, June 19, 2026 - 10:00 AM

Recently, I used an unusually quiet moment to order some clothing online — feeling great that I was thinking ahead to the changing season.

Alas, despite thoughtful ordering, every single item fit poorly, leaving me with the arduous task of returns.

So much for the idea of, “one size fits all”.

It doesn’t and it shouldn’t.

Gd didn’t design the world that way. With tens of thousands of differing species of birds and hundreds of thousand different plant species — topped off with “billions of trillions” of stars in the universe — it’s clear that “one size doesn’t fit all”.

Microcosmically too, no human being is the same. Each of us endowed with our own unique qualities, talents, soul and mission!

Individualism at its best. Endowed by God and personalized by ourselves.

In this week’s Parsha we read of a mutinous uprising against Moses by his own cousin no less. It was a contest of leadership. Not Moses’s position, rather some other elevated position that Korach felt belonged to him. The problem was, Gd had chosen otherwise.

One would think that this would suffice for Korach, yet in his contest, he questioned whether his lost position was truly from Gd or it was Moses’s doing. It seems that nothing really changes in life. I’ve encountered many a successful person, harboring some resentment about life and all the opportunities that seem to have been awarded elsewhere.

Yet Korach aside — I’m coming off a day, yesterday that is — spent in reflection and inspiration on the 32nd Yartzeit of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.

You see, the Rebbe’s approach was radically different. In every encounter he tapped out the latent potential of the other. He refused to accept the status quo. He was the biggest believer in the power of each individual. The sky not even the limit.. (a few interesting links here to see the Rebbe's style - a) 6 people , b) a variety of links)

The results of this empowering truth show for themselves. Both in the network of Chabad Houses that he directly inspired, coupled with the millions of others that upped their game and achieved things that would ordinarily not have —as a result of his conviction and his engulfing message to all. “Live your individual & unique mission” for only you can be you. Only you can achieve the Divine mission gifted to you — the world therefore need you!

One size doesn’t fit all after all — it doesn’t and it shouldn’t. It’s no more than an empty slogan.

As for me, lesson learned and USPS is a great beneficiary of this!!

With best wishes for a Shabbat Shalom,

Rabbi Yehuda & Dina Kantor

P.S. I still haven’t found the mystery purchaser of the sandwich…

No Big Deal?

Friday, June 12, 2026 - 10:00 AM

I wonder who this was?

Yesterday, someone I don’t know made a donation to Chabad of Westport with the following note attached.

“In honor of the congregant who bought me a kosher brisket sandwich at the historic Knicks game”.

It intrigued me so I reached out to this individual and asked him for some particulars. To which he responded.

“As a member of the Chabad of East Hampton and East Boca I was happy to reciprocate the generosity of one of your congregants who bought my dinner at the kosher stand at Madison Square Garden. (I advised him to order the brisket over the pastrami). I told him I would repay his kindness with a donation to his shul. Not more than that. Kindness begets kindness. Keep up the excellent work”.

Not more than that. Kindness begets kindness.

What a powerful truism! The chain reaction of a good deed — that inspires and results in more good deeds being done.

Not connected or perhaps connected — I received a text this week from a neighboring Chabad Rabbi who was seeking funds to pay for the burial of a “Mr David G..” OBM.

David had passed away without anyone to arrange and pay for his burial —he died penniless. The hospital didn’t know what to do with the body; fortunately they reached out to this Rabbi who immediately committed to giving Mr G a kosher Jewish burial. He was now out of pocket serious funds the he didn’t have and needed help covering the expense.

Knowing our generous community and the level of Mitzvah associated with the burial of another, I committed to send over a significant portion of the expenses to ensure a dignified and kosher Jewish burial. The reaction of kindness getting pushed further down the chain.

I immediately sent an email to a small group and the balance was raised immediately. No more than that. Kindness begets kindness. The chain reaction fully engaged!

Our tradition teaches that not only does a good deed trigger kindness in this world but it actually inspires kindness from On-High — triggering a downward flow of compassion upon the one engaged in kindness. A win win all around.

I don’t know who bought the sandwich at MSG and I don’t know Mr G but that’s hardly the point for the effects of our deeds are way more powerful than we could ever quantify.

May the soul of Mr G have an Aliya ( ascend from level to level) and May those who stepped forward get repaid from The One Above. To the anonymous sandwich buyer — drop me a line, I’d love to buy you a Pastrami sandwich!

Manna From Heaven!

Friday, June 5, 2026 - 10:00 AM

Remember when?

We all have those cherished moments of the past. Time doesn’t dull those memories — to the contrary they become rosier with time.

Stresses associated with events, trips, milestones, you name it, fade away.

There are good parts to that. After all, those stresses should never have presented themselves to begin with. If memory can blot them out then surely they were never too significant to begin with.

At times however, forgetting the reality of the past can be disastrous in navigating the future.

In this week’s Parsha, as the Jewish nation begins to travel around the desert — a group of complainers emerge. Kvetchers if you will. Nothing is good enough for them. Even the coveted Manna from Heaven was insufficient.

The memories of their experience in Egypt and the foods that they purported to have had there, suddenly became attractive. More attractive than their miraculous Heavenly Manna.

How is this possible? Were they not enslaved in Egypt. Were their lives not embittered in Egypt? How could that seem alluring? Do we not speak of this every year at the Seder?

Perhaps the Torah is sharing the power of living in the moment whilst “building” and not comparing to the past. For after all, life’s blessings at each juncture takes a different form, molded to the contours of that particular time and stage. It’s too easy to glorify the past whilst conveniently editing and photoshopping the challenges that were inherent. Whilst that has some advantages, it’s destructive for “appreciating” the current moment.

Appreciation. The key to happiness, success and recognizing our version of Manna from Heaven.

May Gd grant us all continued blessings and an inspired heart to recognize and appreciate all the blessings that we have — to build on the part and to create an even more glorious future!

With best wishes for a Shabbat Shalom,

Coming Full Circle

Friday, May 29, 2026 - 10:00 AM

Jewish life and history has long been described as an illustrious chain. Each link intertwined with a preceding link stretching back and standing witness to events and moments that continue to inform and inspire.

Earlier this week, uniquely, at an otherwise standard IDF ceremony — reserve soldier Uriel Dreyfus was promoted to Lt. colonel. What stood out was that Uriel is a descendant of Alfred Dreyfus, who was famously and falsely accused of treason in the French army. Anti antisemitism at its best that ripped apart both French society and the worldwide Jewish community at the end of the 19th century. Ultimately he was acquitted and promoted but the damage was done and “ The Dreyfus Affair” will go go down in infamy.

Skip forward 125 years and Uriel his progeny was promoted in the IDF. “When I entered the gates of the IDF as a young soldier I carried this memory with me” said Uriel at the ceremony.

Not too dissimilar to each of us who carry the memory of our forebears with us — informing, affecting and hopefully inspiring our lives. Those

links in the chain.

The week we read the Parshas Behar and Bechukotai. Behar means The Mountain. The origin of the laws — the Torah —that was gifted to us over 3300 years ago. The event that forever changed the world and charted the course for the “illustrious chain”, that we are all linked to.

The Torah as the anchor with each of us celebrating and observing our Heritage and our identity — link by link stretching backwards and illuminating the forward — Dor L’dor!!

With best wishes for a Shabbat Shalom,

Rabbi Yehuda & Dina Kantor

Totally In Love!

Friday, May 15, 2026 - 10:00 AM

Weddings are the paradigm of joy and commitment.

Last week, Kibbutz Nahal Oz, a community decimated on October 7th hosted the first wedding since that calamitous day.

The venue for this wedding was deliberate. The grooms family has deep roots at this Kibbutz and the bride — a nursing student at the Assuta hospital— suggested holding it there.

“We chose to hold such a special day, our wedding, and start our life together in a place where just a moment ago a terrorist organization wanted to destroy everyone. Where they tried to kill us and annihilate us, we have to bring life and renewal”, said the groom.

The Jewish ethos is one of endurance, love, joy and commitment. Challenges aside, we are here to tell the tale precisely as a result of this enduring, unyielding and ever-present reverence for life and living.

It comes as no surprise therefore —that the metaphor used for the great revelation of receiving the Torah at Mount Sinai —is that of a wedding. The Jewish nation wedded to Gd — the Torah as the Ketubah, the marriage contract. The Jewish nation continually producing offspring through acts of goodness — mitzvot. The acts of both perfecting the world at large and ourselves as individuals and doing so with joy!

Choosing Nahal Oz for the wedding. How courageous. How absolutely Jewish. Joy and commitment — life and renewal”.

Next week— Friday May 22– we celebrate the anniversary and re-enactment of the Giving of the Torah once again. We read the Ten Commandments as it’s recorded in Torah, lovingly and painstakingly transmitted generation to generation. Whilst it took place 3338 years ago — we commit ourselves once again to celebrate our Heritage with joyous abandon!

With best wishes for a Shabbat Shalom,

Rabbi Yehuda & Dina Kantor

P.S. Join us for a Shavuot celebration with a delicious dairy buffet dinner for all — here, and for some Torah Ted talks on Thursday night — here.

Coming Full Cirle

Friday, May 8, 2026 - 10:00 AM

Jewish life and history has long been described as an illustrious chain. Each link intertwined with a preceding link stretching back and standing witness to events and moments that continue to inform and inspire.

Earlier this week, uniquely, at an otherwise standard IDF ceremony — reserve soldier Uriel Dreyfus was promoted to Lt. colonel. What stood out was that Uriel is a descendant of Alfred Dreyfus, who was famously and falsely accused of treason in the French army. Anti antisemitism at its best that ripped apart both French society and the worldwide Jewish community at the end of the 19th century. Ultimately he was acquitted and promoted but the damage was done and “ The Dreyfus Affair” will go go down in infamy.

Skip forward 125 years and Uriel his progeny was promoted in the IDF. “When I entered the gates of the IDF as a young soldier I carried this memory with me” said Uriel at the ceremony.

Not too dissimilar to each of us who carry the memory of our forebears with us — informing, affecting and hopefully inspiring our lives. Those

links in the chain.

The week we read the Parshas Behar and Bechukotai. Behar means The Mountain. The origin of the laws — the Torah —that was gifted to us over 3300 years ago. The event that forever changed the world and charted the course for the “illustrious chain”, that we are all linked to.

The Torah as the anchor with each of us celebrating and observing our Heritage and our identity — link by link stretching backwards and illuminating the forward — Dor L’dor!!

With best wishes for a Shabbat Shalom,

Rabbi Yehuda & Dina Kantor

P.S. SHAVUOT— the Festival when we received the Torah. Join us in Festive Celebration — Here.

Count Your Blessings!

Friday, May 1, 2026 - 10:00 AM

“Happiness is a journey not a destination”!

So true. Yet how does one journey the path of happiness? After all, it’s not as easy as clicking a switch or waving a wand — happiness requires conscious effort.

Not effort to be happy, rather, effort to allow space for happiness to emerge.

Currently we are in the days of the counting of the Omer. The Omer was a barley offering that brought up in the Holy Temple in Jerusalem on the second day of Passover. From that point and onwards — we count daily a complete 49 days till we reach the 50th day —at which time another sacrifice was offered. This sacrifice was one of wheat.

Today, we don’t have the Temple so we don’t actually offer this offering yet we still count each day and the symbolism is more pertinent than ever.

You see, barley is the first grain to ripen. The offering signifies the beginning of the new season of blessing. A new crop. A new gift.

Gratitude. Thankfulness. No enjoyment from the new crop without a profuse thank you to the source of this blessing. An offering of self and of crop — thank you Hashem.

Gratitude is a huge component in fostering happiness. No expectations. No demands. Gratitude. The recognition of blessing and fortune.

Back to the Omer. We are counting our blessings quite literally. Our lives fuller each day. A conscious meditation. Happiness.

So is that where the expression — “count your blessings come from”? No. But it’s where whoever came up with the expression got it from.

Where else if not from the Torah?

In life one can talk of the “troubled times” or one can focus on the blessings. The choice is clear and the resultant path is exactly what constitutes the journey.

I for one wish to proclaim with enthusiasm — thank you Hashem for all the blessings you have bestowed upon me, my family, my community and my People. I continue to count my blessings!!

With best wishes for a Shabbat Shalom,

Happily Ever After!

Friday, April 24, 2026 - 10:00 AM

Every good story finishes with the words, “and they lived happily ever after”.

What is “after”?

Well, that depends on what the before was and where our values lie.

I thought of this as I saw a moving photo of Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu wearing the Tefillin of fallen lone soldier Sean Carmeli earlier this week on Yom Hazikaron.

“When I put on his tefillin, I feel the profound connection between the generations… between a quiet prayer and an act of self-sacrifice beyond compare,” he wrote, adding that he offered “a silent prayer… in memory of all our fallen, and for the future of our people.

After. Utterly meaningless without having a profound before and an enduring eternal tomorrow.

After. Continuity. Dor L’dor. Eternity.

Judaism is all about the after. We’ve been handed the amazing and transcendent Heritage that stretches back almost 4000 years and experienced with dedication, devotion and self sacrifice throughout the millennia in order to create the today which ensures an after.

After is in our hands whether we can quantify it or not. We’ve been graced with the opportunity and honor to create an “after” for our families, communities, future generations — we are the products of the after that preceded us!

Sean Carmeli was an American lone soldier. He electively joined the IDF defending the “after”, ultimately giving his very life — may his memory be for a blessing and continue inspiring.

After. What a powerful word not for its relativism rather for its ability to link the past with the future.

At the end of the day that’s what Am Yisrael has been doing for millennia — creating the “after”, today!

With best wishes for a Shabbat Shalom,

Rabbi Yehuda & Dina Kantor

P.S. Hear the story amazing connection with Sean Carmeli Tefillin and Camp Gan Israel. Powerful!

P.P.S. Are you a golfer? Join our Golf Outing it’s a great time and a great cause— Here. Or support the event — here.

P.P.P.S. The name of one of this weeks Parsha is “Acharie “ which means after. It tells of laws given after the passing of the two sons of Aaron. Here’s a link to read more about the Parsha to connect with the timelessness of Torah .

Time Out!

Friday, April 17, 2026 - 10:00 AM

It’s the new normal. Lately I’ve been chatting with bots.

Sometimes I don’t even know it’s a bot. So much for my sixth sense …

It seems so realistic until it isn’t. Admittedly it could be helpful yet It’s simply not like chatting with a real person.

Like, can a bot gossip?

Strange proof you may be thinking. Yet a quick perusal of this week’s Torah portion will illuminate this example.

You see, the Torah relates of a particular skin ailment that results from gossiping and chatting about others — the consequence of which the afflicted person requiring being quarantining outside the living area. ( thankfully this no longer happens).

It’s not quarantine in the medical sense as it wasn’t a medical ailment it was one of a spiritual nature. It was quarantine for the benefit of sitting alone and reflecting on behavior. Sort of like time-out. Quite progressive if you think about it.

It suddenly occurs to me, bots also don’t have time-out. How could they? They can't self reflect…

At the end of the day, human behavior is one that can stumble and at the same time it can repair and rebuild. Human are, well let’s just say human and that means we aren’t perfect and that’s just fine because that’s what life is all about and that’s the way Gd designed us. Yet it’s not the way Gd encourages us to remain.

We are here to live. To live is to be human. To be human is to work on perfecting. Our selves, our surroundings —and by extension the entire world.

Turns out, bots can be quite helpful but they can’t gossip and that is a problem!

Precisely!

Friday, April 10, 2026 - 10:00 AM

Passover concluded last night. Eight days of celebrating “Jewish Nationhood” with family and friends themed on where the Jewish nation originated and the Divine and deliberate nature of our journey ever since.

This Pesach was different however. With Israel at war, hunkering down in shelters for large periods of time at unearthly hours, sifting through the pain and challenge to extract the light and the miracles —provided an added challenge.

Yet that’s precisely what the essence and energy of Passover is all about. Freedom is earned. Light is extracted. Faith is nurtured. Trust is fostered and Hope serving as the eternal foundational belief sustaining us is imbued in our soul.

Yet on the concluding day of Pesach we add one more ingredient to the basket of our existence — the belief in a Messianic era. No war, no jealousy — peace and tranquility the norm —with our pursuits focusing on a higher level of living. The rat race in the rear view mirror and maximum appreciation and discernment of a higher, transcendent power, all the focus. What a glorious ending to Pesach!

What’s the secret of Jewish endurance and survival?

Whilst it may take volumes of books to wade through all the theories and ruminations that have been suggested — just experiencing one Passover and living it year round, answers it in the most unequivocal way with all arrows pointing undoubtedly to a bright and vibrant future — Am Yisrael Chai!

With best wishes for a Shabbat Shalom,

The Whole Picture!

Friday, March 13, 2026 - 10:00 AM

Much of our lives are viewed in snapshots that we string together.

Whilst snapshots inform us of a specific moment it doesn’t tells the complete story. It can even distort the bigger picture in favor of a specific moment.

The same is true with societies and people. Certainly the Jewish nation. One Nation. One People. One Land. One Gd.

This oneness comprised of many parts. The responsibility resting on the shoulders of each of us regardless of where we reside, our age, our stage or our affiliations for that matter.

Back to snapshots. The Jewish nation viewed in such a manner is an erroneous picture. The complete picture is one of eternity. The tomorrow is always part of the picture. It’s the essence of the Nation of Israel and the Biblical promise to our Matriarchs and Patriarchs.

This idea is reflected in the dual Parshas that we read in Synagogue this Shabbos. The individual and the collective, both vital and integral. We finish reading the book of Exodus — and we collectively proclaim the word “Chazak — Strength”! Endings can be traumatic but not so in Judaism as it merely represents the beginning of the next stage!

As we live through a very miraculous and challenging period of time — coming from Purim and preparing for Passover — let’s recall the glorious history of the Jewish nation and recognize that each of us are an integral piece of the equally glorious future. Chazak!

With best wishes for a Shabbat Shalom & with prayerful wishes to our brethren in Israel,

Rabbi Yehuda & Dina Kantor

P.S. Our brethren in Israel need to make Passover yet they’re in shelters at all times of the day. LET’S ENSURE they have the funds to do so

Click here to help out those who need help making Passover and bring joy to them and more joy to yourself at the same time!

Faith-Full!!!

Friday, March 6, 2026 - 10:00 AM

Miracles are unfolding for Israel and the world as the dually named war with Iran continues.

For Israel and the Nation of Israel, the maniacal and evil intentions, constantly touted by Iran and executed by their proxies, has been a tremendous source of worry and fear — and has exacted a very high price!

Yet despite this overhang that has been constant, Israel has flourished. Israel has become the beacon of light for the world in so many ways. How can a besieged nation, surrounded by lesser than friends flourish? That too is miraculous— yet not the entire story.

Earlier this week, one of the monstrous ballistic missiles sent by Iran — with the intention of inflicting death and destruction on innocent civilians in the heart of Israel —struck in Beit Shemesh. There were 9 fatalities and multiple injuries. A community devastated.

Reading through some of the real life stories I was moved to tears and at the same time inspired beyond.

Tamar and Yitzchak Biton lost three of their four children in the Beit Shemesh horrific attack. Amidst the excruciating pain as she sat Shiva in a hotel in Jerusalem as their house has been destroyed she says “she has been able to maintain her faith because she works to cultivate it every day.

“Faith isn’t built in a day,” she said. “Faith is a gift from God, and faith is what gives you the ability to stand in front of these challenges, these experiences, in front of these waves.”

Faith. The staple ingredient that has ensured the success of Jewish life for millennia. The very ingredient that ensured the miracle of Purim both by Queen Esther, Mordechai and the Jewish nation of that time.

Faith: the struggle of which we read in this weeks Torah portion as some of the Jews create the golden calf. Perceivably yet erroneously Moses return from upon the mountain was delayed and some lost faith in his return — resulting in the smashing of the Tablets ( read up here if it’s not familiar).

Faith: the hallmark of the Yehudi. A gift from Gd, one that requires constant nurturing and has its ups and its downs.

Faith, it’s not built in a day but it ensures that what is built will live into perpetuity!

Almighty Gd in Heaven, grant respite to Your People Israel. Grant peace and security to those who live in your holy land and may your “roar” continue to the lead us as we continue to follow your ways, nurture our faith and proclaim, “Shema Yisrael Hashem Elokeinu Hashem Echad”!

With best wishes for a Shabbat Shalom,

Rabbi Yehuda & Dina Kantor

It's The Truth

Friday, February 27, 2026 - 10:00 AM

It may not sound so unique to hear the words Am Yisrael Chai expressed in the Israeli Knesset— unless it’s expressed by the Prime Minister of 1.4 “Billion” Indians.

The address by the PM of India this past week in the Knesset is nothing short of remarkable and one well worth listening to.

His opening words— “It is a privilege and an honour for me to stand before this distinguished House. I do so as the Prime Minister of India, and also as a representative of one ancient civilization addressing another. I bring with me the greetings of 1.4 billion Indians, and a message of friendship, respect, and partnership….”

“In India, there is great admiration for Israel’s resolve, courage, and achievements. Long before we related to each other as modern States, we were linked by ties that go back more than two thousand years. The Book of Esther refers to India as Hodu. The Talmud records trade with India in ancient times…..”

Personally, I’m not one that gets excited when someone extols the virtues of the Jewish nation and our rich Divine history — as rare as it is. After all, we need to be secure and proud enough of the truth. We need to be inspired enough to continue the unique charge of the Jewish nation, gifted with the Divine mission and responsibility to be a Light Unto the Nations — on our own steam.

Yet the timing of this — standing on the eve of Purim, a Festival that is fully and wholly dedicated to celebrating Jewish identity, commitment to our Heritage and selfless leadership — highlights and underscores the very positive and empowering message of Purim and the Megillah.

All too often, Jewish life is defined by the challenges that we face; the rise of antisemitism and the like whilst the positive, inspiring and empowering elements of being Jewish under emphasized, under appreciated and under practiced.

Purim is the Holiday that fixes all that. It introduces joy, fun, identity and experience. The Megillah doesn’t gloss over the rabid antisemitism that exists yet it doesn’t stop mid story. It highlights the conscious decisions of the Jews of that era to double down on their commitment made at Mt Sinai to dedicate their lives as proscribed in the Torah. It highlights the heroism of different figures of that era — Esther and Mordechai and many others. Mostly, it models for us and illuminates for us a clear path for how we should respond to our challenges — “in those days, in our times”.

We have an illustrious past that’s for sure — the future will be just as illustrious no doubt — that however, is in our hands!!

Am Yisrael Chai!!

With best wishes for a Shabbat Shalom & with an extra push to you and your family to attend a Purim celebration,

Rabbi Yehuda & Dina Kantor

Be Happy!

Friday, February 20, 2026 - 10:00 AM

Children by nature are happy — unless they’re not, that is…

Adults by nature however, well, that’s somewhat more complex..

Or is it?

Earlier this week we ushered in the new Jewish month of Adar. Much is said about this month. To begin with it’s a month of good fortune. It has always been so — evidenced by the Festival of Purim.

The theme of the month is “Joy”. The Talmud tells us that it’s a time we need to increase in joy.

Easier said than done! Entire industries are built on making people feel better — with limited success one could say— based on the levels of depression that exists out there.

So, what’s the actual expectation of this statement?

Looking at the fuller Talmudic statement gives us insight. “Just as when we enter the month of Av we decrease in joy - so too when Adar enters we increase in joy“.

Presto. Somehow when it comes to being less happy we know how to do it —precisely this same way —we need to be joyous.

Sadness and happiness are predicated on what we allow our minds to reflect on. We can focus on our life’s challenges or conversely on the blessings. Our moods result and derive from this very choice.

Stress and angst are real. Life does have obstacles and road blocks — yet the counter side overwhelmingly outweighs all of this. When we drown out the noise and distraction we discover that our blessings are there in such abundance — yet sadly, we rush them by all too often!

Not so when the month of Adar arrives. We are instructed to slow down. Think of our blessings. Think of all the Divine blessings that had to have happened to those who preceded us that affords us the current blessings we have today …

You know and I know they are too numerous to fathom and for that we ought to get up and dance with joy and appreciation.

Happy Adar & Shabbat Shalom,

Rabbi Yehuda & Dina Kantor