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I ate a lot of junk-food while my wife was away this week. In fact, I felt like I was trying to squash my feelings with it. It’s sort-of...
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David Dombrowsky
- Aug 5, 2018
- 2 min
All in its right time
One of the hardest things for me is waiting. I don’t mean standing in line, but rather waiting for the long processes of life to play...
David Dombrowsky
- Jul 19, 2018
- 2 min
There you are
There’s a chassidishe torah that says, Everyone of us is from God and the soul He gave us is pure. The question is, what does it mean...
David Dombrowsky
- May 24, 2018
- 3 min
Ants marching
Do you ever feel like you’re losing your individuality? Sometimes my yiddishkeit can morph into a mindless zombie march. I feel like shul...
David Dombrowsky
- Mar 21, 2018
- 2 min
The truth is in your head
I’ve noticed that when I go out and pray in the fields, maybe the most common adjective I use is the word real. I pray to be real. I ask...
David Dombrowsky
- Mar 4, 2018
- 3 min
Purim afterthought
You know what’s so unique about Purim? Everyone is misbehaving. Kids are eating tons of junk food. Grown men are prancing around and...
David Dombrowsky
- Aug 21, 2017
- 2 min
The real you
This obstinate diaspora that we’re still suffering from began more than 2000 years ago when Rome destroyed our Holy Temple in Jerusalem....
David Dombrowsky
- Aug 9, 2017
- 2 min
Who’s that?
Why is it so hard for us to believe in the Tzaddik’s ability to fix our souls? I think there are a number of reasons: First, it sounds...
David Dombrowsky
- Jul 22, 2017
- 2 min
Intellect vs. Imagery
If there’s a mitzvah to judge our fellow favorably (Lev. 19:15), that means it doesn’t come naturally. Our instinctual reaction is to...
David Dombrowsky
- Jul 16, 2017
- 2 min
Conscious contentment
It’s really very simple. We all want the same thing. We just want to be happy. In fact, even our limited understanding of the next world...
David Dombrowsky
- May 28, 2017
- 1 min
What’s happening?
You might think I’m unrealistic but I don’t believe we’re here on Earth to commemorate the past. Rather, I trust that when we perform...