The value of values and a clear perspective!

The holiday of Shavuot, when Jews worldwide celebrate the receiving of the Torah,  is just over a week away and its time for us to ask ourselves a fundamental question?What Role does Torah play in our lives?

Do we view the world and are our values truly shaped by a Torah- Centric lens, or are our views and opinions shaped more by the current trends on facebook, the opinions on NPR or our most recently watched movie? 

We are living in very challenging, confusing and unsettling times... . so many values, beliefs and centuary old institutions have come into question; political ideologies or religious  theologies that just a few years ago seemed solid and dependable are no longer trusted or relied upon and people dont trust  not just used car sales-people or politicians, but we no longer trust

the Media

the Police

Teachers

Rabbis

Schools

Doctors

Hospitals

the Banks

 or the Economy!

Living in a world where so much cannot be trusted or relied upon is very unsettling. NPR itself has a radio show right now called "The United States of Anxiety".

But as Jews we do have something very precious... we do have something that despite all of this uncertainty and dissillutionment is still Rock Solid...

we do have the Torah!

Torah values are not dependent on current trends...Torah values provide light and clarity in an ever increasing muddled reality, but unless we involve ourselves with authentic Torah learning, we cannot take advantage of this great gift. Without Torah learning, even if we have taken on the commitments to be observant,  we remain vulnerable to having our world view shaped by every  social trend or new" ism" out there.

and of course we cannot inspire our kids unless we are truly connected!

 Learning Torah gives us the opportunity to shape our own outlook and perspective into one that is Torah-True....

I encourage you to join me, every  Wednesday evening at 7:45pm as we connect to authentic Torah,

discussing the weekly Parsha or  upcoming holidays with Chassidic insights, some Tanya and of course a great cup of Tea.

Torah Learning Circle: TLC

Chassidic Insights into living your best life!

(Featuring Torah, Tea and Tanya!)

Wednesday evenings at 7:45pm