Rabbi E in 3

Get Going, Get Growing...and be a BLESSING!!

Shalom, everybody! Join me in this special WALKING edition of Rabbi E in 3, as I follow in the footsteps of our patriarch, Avraham Avinu, who was commanded by Hashem in t

Body + Soul = Adam: the Composite & CHOOSING Creation!

We begin the Torah again this Shabbat, beginning the book of Bereishis (Genesis), with the parsha that tells us WHO and WHAT we are! Yes, we are "dualistic," folks, we ar

The (Joyous) End...and the (JOYOUS) New Beginning! [Shemini Atzeres/Simchas Torah]

We are getting ready to close out an incredible 3-week period of closeness to Hashem, starting with our "REbirth" on Rosh Hashanah; our "REturn" on the days of teshuva af

Do You Feel Lighter Today??? Fewer Pounds....NO SINS!!

Do you feel lighter today post Yom Kippur?? I do... physically yes (I can button my sport coat now, for real!), but more importantly, in a spiritual sense. The weight and

Enjoy FOOD Today, Enjoy NO-FOOD on Yom Kippur! (Rabbi E in 3, with coffee)

Yom Kippur, the holy Day of Atonement, is almost here...a day when we transcend our physical selves and pleasures, and taste the (even deeper) PLEASURE of closeness to G-

The World is in the Balance: ONE Mitzvah Tips the Scale!

The Talmud teaches us that we should always see ourselves--and the entire world--as equally balanced between merits and transgressions. Do one single mitzvah NOW, and you

DO MORE NOW! (10 Days of Return!)

No time to sit back and relax...it's time to DO!! More than usual. Why? We are in the awesome and powerful period known as the 10 Days of Return, which began on Rosh Hash

And AWAY We Go...The FINAL Pre-Rosh Hashanah Pep/Prep Talk!

It's a busy day, as we all make final preparations for the joyous, and awe-inspiring, holiday of Rosh Hashanah. Here's a quick "last-minute" overview of these first TWO s

Facing the King and Judge...who is our Merciful FATHER: Rosh Hashanah Prep, Part 2

Rosh Hashanah is a serious day, a time of din and mishpat (judgment), when the Holy One, Blessed be He, REMEMBERS and JUDGES each of us. Sounds quite hairy and scary...Bu

Pleading for LIFE: Rosh Hashanah Prep, Part 1

"Remember us for Life," is what we beseech Hashem--not only on Rosh Hashanah itself but on ALL of the 10 days of teshuva (return) culminating in Yom Kippur. Now is the ti

Choose LIFE! (Last Shabbat of 5786)

Each one of us has a choice before us: life or death, good or evil, blessing or curse. Every year, every day...really every minute!! Always. Let's finish the year strong

End of the Jewish Year: Build Your NEW World!!

Rabbi E returns after a long hiatus!!!! Get busy running, skating ("Zamboni Days" = smooth spiritual ice) and BUILDING your new world as we get ready for the new Jewish y

Our Journeys are Spiritual!

We go on lots of journeys in this world--small and big, to the mountains and to the beach...and sometime to far-off lands. But we learn from this week's Torah portion, Ma

Focusing on the...NEGATIVE!? The (POSITIVE) Goal of the "Three Weeks!"

Today is a fast day, the 17th of Tammuz, and it ushers in a period of sadness in the Jewish calendar year, culminating in the Fast of the 9th of Av (Tisha b'Av)--the day

We are INTERCONNECTED: Lesson from the Canada Smoke!

There is much to learn from the disruptive effects of the Canadian wildfires on the lives of people (including me, Rabbi E) hundreds and thousands of miles away. One main

Shavuos: Celebrating THE PURPOSE OF LIFE!!

Is there a Jewish holiday that celebrates the very PURPOSE of existence? I'm glad you asked...The answer is YES. (And it begins in a few hours.) Shavuos, the time of the

4 Days Until REVELATION! (Shavuos Prep, Part 2)

Shavuos is the most underappreciated Jewish holiday, for sure. It's even completely unknown to many Jewish people. TUNE IN to Rabbi E in 3, as we make the final countdown

10 Days and Counting!! (Shavuos Prep, Part 1)

Shalom, everybody. Are you READY to GET READY for what is arguably the most important Jewish (holi)day in the Jewish calendar? It's 10 days from now...that's right...and

Why So Many RULES on the Night of our FREEDOM?? (Happy Pesach!)

We have more rules on Seder night than any other night of the year. Is that "freedom?" Absolutely. Tune in as we discuss the deeper meaning of the freedom Hashem granted

A New Start, and a New Season!

I'm Rabbi E, and I have not put out a podcast episode for weeks and weeks. But today is a new day, the first of the month of Nisan in the Jewish calendar: a day infused w