By Rabbi Hershel Spalter, Chabad of Greater Dayton As graduations lead into summer, the connection between them and our lives becomes clear. When my Zaydie (grandfather) visited me when I studied at a yeshiva high school, he shared with me a lesson his father had taught him. What he said at

By Rabbi Hershel Spalter, Chabad of Greater Dayton I come from a large family, and growing up, we behaved as children often do, testing boundaries and pushing our parents’ limits. One story — repeated often in my family — has us knowingly breaking the rules only after careful deliberation over whether

By Rabbi Hershel Spalter, Chabad of Greater Dayton Light a match and watch. The fire flares, burns down quickly, dies. Now try it again, but have a candle ready. Strike the match and put it to the wick. The flame lives. On Chanukah, Jews everywhere are lighting candles. They shine in