by Danielle Altonaga | Aug 18, 2023 | Danielle Altonaga, Rosh Hashana
This learning is in the merit of Eliyahu Shmuel ben Tzipporah for a refuah shlema Tomorrow: Noun. “A mystical land where 99% of all human productivity, motivation and achievement is stored”. Think about it. How often do you procrastinate? You’re tired, you’re busy,...
by Danielle Altonaga | Jul 21, 2023 | Danielle Altonaga, Weekly Parsha
“I just love being criticized”. Not a phrase you hear often… Yet, of course, we do need to hear criticism sometimes, in order to move forward and grow. In this week’s Parsha, Moshe reviews the Torah with the Jewish people, and reprimands them for their...
by Danielle Altonaga | May 19, 2023 | Danielle Altonaga, Jerusalem
Today is Yom Yerushalayim, Jerusalem Day. It commemorates the reunification of Jerusalem under Jewish sovereignty in 1967. I love Jerusalem. I was blessed to live there for nearly three years. Have you ever wondered why Jerusalem is so important to us? King...
by Danielle Altonaga | Apr 21, 2023 | Danielle Altonaga, Weekly Parsha
Psst…did you hear?! This week’s Torah portion talks about Tzaras, a skin disease. Tzaras is often mistranslated as leprosy. Rabbi Shraga Simmons explains that, in fact, Tzaras is “a physical manifestation of a spiritual deficiency”. Which spiritual deficiency?...
by Danielle Altonaga | Mar 31, 2023 | Danielle Altonaga, Passover
In the weeks leading up to Passover, (and sometimes starting right after Purim) my groups on Facebook and WhatsApp are full of jokes, memes, and tales bemoaning the task of cleaning for the holiday. There are a few reasons for this. Some have to do with feeling...
