Shaina Roth

“"What is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow." - Hillel the Elder”

“Sometimes it’s not a big feeling at all. It’s opening the siddur when I’m tired, distracted, or not sure what I believe about what’s happening. I may not have the right words or feel especially spiritual, but there’s something meaningful about continuing to show up and keeping that conversation with God open.”

“There have been times when life bent me pretty far from where I thought I’d be. What kept me going wasn’t always feeling strong. It was remembering the people I love, the values I don’t want to lose, and that a hard season doesn’t have to uproot everything that came before it.”

“My dad, worked so hard was not so appreciated at his work, but he showed up every day and did everything he could to support the family without expecting almost anything in return.”

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“An very special person just walked into my hosts meal over Shabbos and started singing and giving over Torah. Nobody knew him but he was welcomed graciously and added so much to Shabbos. G-d bless the Yiddin”

Million Reasons

“Rabbi Kelemer from Monsey showed me how you can give someone the greatest compliment and make them feel so good while gently hinting to someone that they are doing something not so good so that they'd want to get better. G-d bless his holy neshama.”

“Today is going to be an amazing day.”

“Seeing yiddin from all walks of life smiling at one another is a beautiful thing”

“Visiting a synagogue reminds me that Jewish life is built through people showing up together.”

“The beauty of the jewish people inspires me to be a better person.”

“people wearing the star of david despite all the hate directed towards yiddin shows me the courage of our people to keep moving forward with G-d”

“people wearing the star of david despite all the hate directed towards yiddin”

“All the people praying at the western wall shows me that our belief is more alive than ever.”

“Shabbos cholent has brought many people close to H'”

“He promised in Genesis 28:15..”

“Kintsugi art does not hide the break. It makes the break part of the beauty. A broken heart is not an empty temple. It can be rebuilt. And sometimes what is rebuilt carries a strength it never had before, with the deepest cracks becoming the places that hold the most light.”

“Jewish history has shown us time and time again that with H's help we can rebuild, and come out even stronger than we have been before the breaking.”

Million ReasonsPart of 1000 Reasons

“Million reasons is literally the greatest project ever. I feel so blessed to be a part of it and projects that connect the Jewish people like this.”

“Lighting the Shabbos candles invites the Shechinah (the divine feminine presence of God) into your living space and sanctifies my home into a safe, peaceful place of love and light.”

“So many different types of people in the world makes you appreciate that G-d loves diversity.”

BJX

“They have really engaging programming for the community throughout the week and everyone feels so welcome there.”

BJX

“BJX has the most beautiful davening in Brooklyn! You should come through!”

BJX

“BJX Has the greatest rabbis ever!”

“G-d promised he'd never abandon us or end his covenant with us.”

“Challenges are a necessary step of the journey before things get better.”

“The fact that we still have our sense of humor after all the challenges we endured is a testimony to the greatness of our nation”