May your coffers be overflowing: covering your needs, allowing for fun, available for tzedaka, sustaining everything you hope for. May your fridge be stocked. May your bank account bring you joy. May your phone be full of messages you want to receive. May your table be surrounded by faces you love. May your health be robust. May your trust be secure. May your home be safe. May there be more laughter than worry. More ease than stress. More good news than bad. And may your challah always rise....

Right now, the news is "warning us" about Iran planning "another Oct 7th." About the danger lurking for Jews in the Diaspora because of the chagim approaching and the insane upswell in antisemitism cloaked as "anti-Zionism." There are warnings about where they can go safely, and how they can live their regular lives safely too. About WHO is safe- which concert, movie, or TV show isn't spreading blood libels or supporting those who do. Which brands they can buy from that "accept us" or...

Shalev Biton lost his leg in 2021, when an anti-tank missile was fired from Gaza at the military vehicle he was in inside Israel. Another soldier was killed. He survived. He learned to live with a prosthetic leg, became a runner, and years later Adidas Israel featured him in a campaign promoting its Single Shoe program, which allows amputees to buy one shoe instead of having to pay for a pair they literally cannot use. A lovely idea. Except Shalev once served in the IDF. So, naturally, people...