Redefining kavod

Redefining kavod In honor and memory of my father, פסח בן דוד הכהן on the occasion of his sheloshim שלושים לעליית נשמתו ד׳ בְּנִיסָן תשפ״ב   I thought I would start out by learning about what one should do to fulfill the mitzvah of כיבוד אב ואם Kibbud av v’em once one’s parents are no longer among the living. It quickly turned into a study of … Continue reading Redefining kavod

who am i/I?

We just finished counting the Omer for the year; counting each night between the second day of Passover until the day before Shavuot, which was yesterday. There should be a sense of completion; some kind of feeling of accomplishment. There should. It’s similar to the emotions of “I should be accomplishing something during the stay-in-place year of COVID.” Should is the operative word once again. … Continue reading who am i/I?