All Entries Tagged With: "yom tov"
Bein Hazmanim Advice to Kollel Yungeleit
Dear Kollel Yungerman, As a former kollel guy, I know how tough life can be. Money is tight, and you have to live off your parents/in-laws/wife’s generosity to support you while you spend your days and nights learning. Now is bein hazmanim, and you are “busy” getting everything together so you can go for Yom [...]
Overstaying the Yom Tov Welcome
It may have been a very subtle feeling, but it was most certainly there. That lurking feeling of discomfort as Yom Tov progressed, especially during the last days. That feeling was not there before I was married, it wasn’t even there when I was a newlywed. But now when I piled in with my 5 [...]
Shavuos – What Does Kabbolas HaTorah Really Mean?
Back when I learned in Lakewood Yeshiva, I remember how much was said about Shavuos being a “Kabbolas HaTorah,” up to the joyous dancing at the end of Yom Tov that lasts well into the late hours of the night. As a kollel yungerman, I was able to connect with the feeling, being able to [...]
Can I Please Help You?
Taking down the succah after Yom Tov, I was approached by the newly married son-in-law of the neighbor who was looking for something to do. He kindly asked me, “Can I help you with your succah?” Since I wasn’t expecting his help, and not really being too comfortable with him, I kindly refused his help. [...]
The Deck is Stacked Against You
When entering the business world for the first time, whether starting your own business dream or a new job, its easy to think that the cards are stacked against you in a big way. Competition is fierce, no one gives you the time of day, customers complain, vendors don’t deliver, and everyone else out there [...]
