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The Question Is Not About The Facts, It Is About How You Face Them! People know a lot about statistics, but statistics know nothing about the power of will!

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Rabbi Nico Socolovsky 4 comments

“This Torah portion begins with “Shelach lecha”. According to Rashi, God says – if you wish, send the envoys over to check. We often think that we need to see in order to believe. However this portion demonstrates that the truth is generally the opposite: we need to believe in order to see”. People know a lot about statistics, but statistics

Passover A Fairy Tale? You Shall Tell Your Children

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Rabbi Nico Socolovsky Leave a comment

There is no doubt that the Exodus has a folklorical meaning. The Exodus is an ethos of our identity and we remember it routinely in our prayers and blessings as a seminal event in our consolidation as the People of Israel. However in Passover we have the opportunity to deepen in the Exodus and this is also probably the

My Diet and My Golden Calf

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Rabbi Nico Socolovsky Leave a comment

Anxious? Let’s get some Calories! And here we are! In the middle of the desert, no too much water, no too much food , it is hot and of course hard! But the main problem is that Moshe disappeared for a while. Actually, this was for a bit too long, perhaps Moshe and God didn’t have so much tact… Moshe’s