Elevating the Mundane
Dear friends, The Chagim are over, and winter has begun. The weather has changed, and our car headlights have gone into overdrive. ...
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RABBI AND REBBETZIN'S BLOG
Insights, notes, and memos from Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran's desk and the Rebbetzin's Monthly Musings
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
Oct 24, 20223 min read
Cheshvan: Rise From the Ashes
It’s Cheshvan and it’s dark. After the dizzying heights of Tishrei where we crowned G-d as king, where we stood before Him like angels,...
Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
Oct 5, 20223 min read
Inside the Box
In Sukkot shall you dwell for seven days… (Vayikra 23:42) What is a Sukkah? I think many of us would offer a technical definition or an...
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
Sep 24, 20223 min read
Tishrei: The Beginning of Everything
Tony Robbins, a prominent life coach, discusses a fascinating case of a woman suffering from Multiple Personality Disorder. This...
Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
Aug 31, 20222 min read
Preparing for the Days of Awe
The current month of Elul - leading up to the Days of Awe - is imperative for us. Our sages tell us that G-d feels closer to us now and...
Rebbetzin Zahava Mimran
Aug 27, 20223 min read
Elul: The Month of Love
It’s the last scene. In the midst of the windswept field stands our gallant hero, face fixed in stony acceptance. Besides him, tears...
Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
Jul 27, 20222 min read
A City Under Seige
For the last 20 centuries our nation has mourned on Tisha B’Av (Sun, Aug 7). This National Day of Mourning is a day for us to reflect on...
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Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
Jul 18, 20221 min read
[2] Eruv Update, Map, and Info
Dear Congregation, Last week the West Ashley Eruv underwent its expert check with Rabbi Chaim Jachter and the map has been updated...
Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
Jul 17, 20224 min read
[1] The Three Weeks - Laws and Customs
Printable version: In the three weeks leading up to Tisha B’av we start diminishing our joy, beginning on the 17th Tammuz (Sun, July 17),...
Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
Jul 1, 20222 min read
An Emotional Rollercoaster
On Thursday (June 30) we began the Hebrew month of Tammuz, a month that features many significant events throughout our history. It...
Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
May 29, 20222 min read
Shavuot and Ruth...
One of the main themes that appears in The Book of Ruth, which we read on Shavuot, is ‘chessed’. Now, most Hebrew speakers generally...
Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
Apr 27, 20222 min read
A Yom HaShoah Message from Rabbi Mimran
Dear Friends, Today, on Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day 2022, I recall the stark fact which helps us somewhat comprehend the scale...
Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
Mar 30, 20222 min read
Liberation Season
Dear friends, As we approach Pesach (Passover) and the Season of our Liberation, I would like to mention just how meaningful this...
Rabbi Sholom S. Mimran
Feb 17, 20222 min read
Hey y'all!
Exactly one month ago we left Gibraltar (pictured), our home for the last seven years, and embarked upon our trip to Charleston (via...
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