On Friday morning, January 23, Rabbi Berel Wein, Senior Rabbi of Beit Knesset HaNasi and world-renowned author and lecturer, shared an inspiring shiur on Parshas VaEira at his shul. He began by sharing the difference between self-confidence and arrogance. Arrogance means belittling the challenge and saying you can do it. Self-confidence means admitting it is a hard job but saying that, nevertheless, you can do it.

On Tuesday afternoon, January 21, this writer had the privilege of attending a beautiful sold-out performance titled “Somebody’s Boy” at the Jerusalem Theater, produced by Regal Productions for women and girls to benefit the chesed organization Zir Chemed [pronounced Tzir Chemed]. This annual professional production included several night shows and one matinee.