
Menachem's Blog • July 2026
Are You Happy With Your Real Self?
There are people who just know what to do but they can’t tell you what they did or how they got to where they got, and there are people that…

There are people who just know what to do but they can’t tell you what they did or how they got to where they got, and there are people that…

Do you believe in angels? Do you ever refer to a child as an angel? Why do people use that term, are children supernatural? Before I approach the question, some…
Did you watch any of the Avatar movies? I didn’t, but it didn’t stop people from sharing their spiritual machinations with me just as they did after watching The Lion…

Michael was telling me how he goes to gym and does weights. He explained something really interesting that when doing the weights, he is very intentional about feeling his muscles…

A couple of months ago, my wife Rochel and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary. We went away for a week together and had a magical time. Just as I…

A teacher of mine once asked me: “Whats the difference between a ritual and a rote task?” After I blubbered for a few seconds he followed on: “Rituals have meaning”.…

Do you ever feel that there is an undercurrent in Judaism and Jewish community that we need to preserve Judaism, Jewish continuity and Jewish institutions? Just pause for a moment, reread that question…

Last week I wrote to you about the realisations many have from time to time that everything is playing out the way it is supposed to, not necessarily how we…

I had one of those moments this week where I sit back appreciating that things have happened exactly the way they needed to (but not at all how I wanted…

There are two massive dates coming up on the Jewish calendar that can pass you by in the same way as breathing air happens without effort or realization that it…

Ancient Jewish texts have quite a bit to say about what causes a specific gender to become apparent in a fetus. There are discussions that range from the science of…

Yesterday I spoke in Spiritshul about how our loved ones, who now reside in the eternal Garden of Eden, can assist us in these turbulent times. Before I share a…

Here are a couple details about the Pesach story that are often missed but will make for some interesting conversation at your seder this year. When reading the Pesach story…

Unfortunately, I spent far too much time consuming nonsense on social media this week. I have carefully crafted my algorithms to only give me stress and anxiety inducing content that…