By JLNJ Staff | April 01, 2021
Do you ever get the feeling that there is just too much in your life? Whether it s too much clutter, too many commitments, too many complications or some combination of all of these things, you may have just taken a look around you and said, enough”! Unfortunately, the very nature of a life that is a little too much also means that figuring out how to pare it all down can be a big challenge too. The key is to take it in little chunks.
Identify Your Priorities
This can turn into a whole side project on its own, but in the interest of your ultimate goal of simplifying, for now, try not to make this more complex than it already is. Choose a few items to prioritize as the point here is to drill down to your real values, not follow an arbitrary rule. Maybe you ll decide that what matters most to you is spending time with your kids and working with your local improv group, or maybe your top priorities are the weekly beach cleanup you do,
Sixteen years ago I got a call from my parents informing me of their intentions to sell their home on Ave I and East 22nd in Flatbush and move into an apartment on Ocean Parkway.
Should You Buy or Sell a Home in 2021? By JLNJ Staff | March 11, 2021
(StatePoint) While the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine has left a lot of question marks about the future of the U.S. economy at-large, analysts expect the housing market to remain strong and stable in the coming year.
“Despite the uncertainties of the pandemic, the housing market performed well in the second half of 2020,” says Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist. “Low mortgage rates and the ability to work remotely continued to propel demand for housing, which is reflected in home sales reaching levels not seen in 15 years.”
Rabbi Sacks, zt’’l, had prepared a full year of Covenant & Conversation for 5781, based on his book “Lessons in Leadership.” If leaders are to bring out the best in those they lead, they must give them the chance to show they are capable of great things, and then they must celebrate their achievements.
Shabbat HaChodesh
The special maftir reading established by the Tana’im in the Mishnah for this Shabbat HaChodesh was meant to remind the congregation that the time to offer the korban Pesach, the paschal sacrifice, was quickly approaching, and that they must, therefore, prepare in advance for that rite. This reading from Sefer Shemot includes Hashem’s instructions regarding the very first korban Pesach, that which was offered in Egypt itself, with some of those instructions being unique for that first paschal offering alone. As our haftarah was meant to reflect the basic theme of the maftir reading, it too speaks of the unique laws that would apply to the future paschal offerings that would be offered in the Third Temple during the Messianic era. The selection from the 45th and 46th chapters of Sefer Yechezkel is part of the final perakim of the sefer, a section that posed great difficulties to our rabbis over the years, as so many of the laws taught by Yechezkel contradict tho