For several years, Lev wrote a weekly essay as part of the Shul newsletter. Here is an excerpt of some of the articles pertaining to inter and intra-personal relationships
Last Friday, our family had some unexpected drama. Shortly before Shabbat, I dropped off my son Yossi in Durham, where he spent Shabbat with his classmates at Chabad of Duke Univer
There is a well known adage “if it bleeds, it leads.” For better or worse, negative press gets a lot more attention than positive one. The same is true with anti-Semiti
Two days ago, I received a phone call from a woman in our community who needed some assistance. Her car had run out of gas right as she approached a turning lane to enter the highw
I walked into the social hall this past Monday to pick up my kids after camp was over for the day. A camper who I know from camp and Hebrew School approached me and said “don’t
One of the opportunities I have as a Rabbi here in Raleigh is to visit Jewish inmates on a regular basis at a prison about 40 minutes from here, speaking to them about upcoming Jew
While in Miami a few years ago, Dassy and I visited her grandparents, the Webermans, who founded a synagogue there in the early 1960’s and served as Rabbi and Rebbetzin until jus
It’s an interesting period for our family. Dassy and I still have the opportunity to serve in the role of spiritual leaders here in town. There’s a lot taking place within the
I came across an article a few days ago about a home for sale in Colorado Springs for $590,000. What was unique about the listing was the not so glowing terms in which the Realtor
Yesterday was mine and Dassy’s 11th wedding anniversary (interestingly, both the Jewish and Gregorian date fell out on the same day). I was reminiscing a bit about the week follo
Last week an historic meeting of sorts took place in Turkey. 38 Chabad and non-Chabad Rabbis from across a dozen Muslim countries, including Iran, Egypt, Tunisia and United Arab Em
I have found that some of my greatest lessons have come from learning from mistakes. Not long after I moved to Raleigh, a congregant’s mother passed away. Upon seeing this person
