With many years of teaching and administrative experience both in the U.S. and in Israel, yeshivot and public school, Dr. Rochelle Brand (Shelly) now serves as Head of School at SBTAG in South Florida. Dr. Brand received her doctorate in Educational Administration from YU’s Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration. Her dissertation explored gender differences in spirituality.
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To me the scent produced by the kitoret is symbolic of Am Yisrael.
If a father teaches his children the laws of keeping Shabbos, it is the mother who teaches how to best experience and enjoy the Shabbos. It is our mothers and grandmothers who teach us how to feel, emote, and live Judaism.
Our fascination with being able to consume the same delectable non-kosher offerings gave rise to kosher pizza, kosher Chinese food, and of course what simcha would be complete without sushi?
Adherence to traditions will fade away if there is no understanding of why we do what we do.
Our approach to money should be understanding that our financial status is determined by G-d.


