Rabbi Rick Schechter is the spiritual leader of Temple Sinai of Glendale in Glendale, CA. He has studied the science of well-being extensively since 2003, completed 240 hours of training and certification in applied positive psychology, and teaches classes in Judaism and positive psychology for adults and teens.
More than peace, shalom means well-being, health, wholeness, and prosperity. How can we achieve this precious blessing in our lives – for our loved ones and ourselves?
I love sharing how important the greatest Jewish story ever told – the Exodus, the centerpiece of Passover – was to the original, remarkable leaders of America.
“A great miracle happened there,” we say, as we spin the Hanukkah dreidel each year while eating latkes fried in oil. But what was “the miracle” of Hanukkah? Our tradition recounts more than one.