THE IKEA EFFECT - Teruma Parsha

When a relationship gets hijacked by personal agendas, it can't be holy. (Liat Mayerfeld)

"Inspiration is for amateurs — the rest of us just show up and get to work." — Chuck Close, artist      

Asking the same question in four different ways is soooo Jewish!!! What's matzah got to do with it?!

WHAT IS WITH THOSE SACRIFIES?!?  "There's a lot of blood, sweat and guts between dreams and success" (Bear Bryant) We are all born with blood and guts, but it is up to us to decide how we will use them.(Kathy Acker) "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat." (Winston Churchill)

Are you free.... Follow the rhythm of your soul.

Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all?!? Late night sweet nothings are really something!

"Without elegance of the heart, there is no elegance." Yves St Laurent "The way we dress affects the way we think, the way we feel, the way we act, and the way others react to us. Dressing well is a form of good manners." Tom Ford "Fashion is not necessarily about labels. It's not about brands. It's about something else that comes from within you." Ralph Lauren "What you wear is how you present yourself to the world, especially today, when human contact is so quick. Fashion is instant language." Miuccia Prada "Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman." Coco Chanel

"The main question isn't how the world was created, but what we choose to do with it." (Nechama Lebovitz) "Don't avoid sin because you are too righteous— avoid sin because you are too busy"  (Kotsker Rebbe)

Why do we need so many commandments?!?

What does it mean to be 'The Chosen Nation'?!??