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Jun 1, 2020, 3:28 PM

They are yelling, is anyone listening?

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Why does a person yell? Our voice is the way we communicate with others. It’s not only how we connect with others – which is one of the 5 basic human needs, but it’s also how we let others...

May 27, 2019, 8:31 AM

Shabbat Derech Eretz

Normally, this shabbat would be the shabbat before Shavuot, but because Shavuot begins right after shabbat ends, the shabbat before is literally the day before, so I decided to publish this a week early. The shabbat before Shavuot has no...

May 12, 2019, 9:26 PM

The Power of Two Words Thoughtlessly Spoken

Recently I was forwarded a copy of a post that caught me totally by surprise, and then completely turned me inside out with the incredibly powerful message it contained. The post reads: When I was 18, I was in love...

Apr 11, 2016, 2:58 PM

From Oy to Joy: 5 Tips for a Sane Passover Experience

This year will be different from other years: You won't get to the seder exhausted, stressed and starving

Dec 26, 2014, 2:05 PM

As a professional kiruv (Jewish outreach) worker and counter-missionary, I take my duty to keep Jews Jewish very seriously. So, when stories began to come out recently about a victim of terror who has become an in-demand speaker for...

Jul 7, 2014, 2:23 PM

I write this post with a lot of hesitation as I have worked very hard until recently to keep my posts squarely on the side of religion and inspiration and out of the realm of politics. First of all,...

May 25, 2014, 12:05 PM

Playing the Harlot

This past week, the Haftorah for parshat Bamidbar came from Hosea chapter 2. It is significant that this parsha/haftorah always comes out around Shavuot because it has a strong message for us as a nation. And it somehow seems even...

Apr 2, 2014, 11:06 AM

Noah – Big Splash or Wipe Out?

*Spoiler Alert* One of the truest axioms of our modern times is the one that says that if you’ve read the book, you won’t like the movie. Whether it’s Little Women, Harry Potter, Eragon, The DaVinci Code or just about...

Dec 22, 2013, 3:19 PM

Its not about guns, it’s about us

Last week it happened again. A young man, a high school teenager with a full future before him enters his high school looking to shoot someone. In this case it was the teacher of the high school debate team...

Jul 21, 2013, 11:41 AM

I’m Sorry She Won’t be Missed

I’m sorry she won’t be missed… Helen Thomas died yesterday and in Jewish circles the response has not been all that different from the way people reacted when Osama Bin Laden was finally eliminated. At the news of bin Laden’s...

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Penina Taylor is a Jewish motivational and inspirational speaker, author, and coach. Although most well known for sharing the story of her spiritual odyssey to discover her Jewish faith, Penina's journeys of overcoming abuse, morbid obesity and health problems, as well as challenges in marriage give her a perspective on life that few can rival. Dubbed the Jewish female Tony Robbins by many, Penina has helped empower tens of thousands of people around the world.

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