About the Author

Rabbi Aaron Goldscheider

Rabbi Aaron Goldscheider is the founding director of the In Our Hearts Project www.inourheartsproject.org which offers guidance, strength and support after the loss of a child.

Rabbi Aaron Goldscheider is the author of just-published book about Hanukkah, The Light That Unites (OU Press). The book offers creative ways to make Hanukkah and especially the candle lighting more meaningful and joyous. 

http://thenightthatunites.com/the-light-that-unites.html

He is also the author of the bestselling Haggadah, The Night That Unites (Urim Publications).

Chanukah: Eight Ways to Incorporate the Memory of a Loved One

Chanukah: Eight Ways to Incorporate the Memory of a Loved One

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Missing a loved one during the holiday of lights.

Why Do We Light the Menorah with Olive Oil?

Why Do We Light the Menorah with Olive Oil?

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Looking beyond the mask of darkness, we can perceive light.

Praying After the Death of My Son

Praying After the Death of My Son

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An open letter to Sheryl Sandberg.

10 Insights to Share at Your Passover Seder

10 Insights to Share at Your Passover Seder

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Inspiring thoughts from Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook and Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik.

Hanukkah: The Holiday of Peace

Hanukkah: The Holiday of Peace

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Why that small flask of pure oil is like the heart of every Jew.

8 Tips for Lighting the Menorah

8 Tips for Lighting the Menorah

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How to deepen the candle-lighting experience for the entire family.

Rabbi Yaakov Don & Ezra Schwartz: Cut Down in the Prime of Their Life

Rabbi Yaakov Don & Ezra Schwartz: Cut Down in the Prime of Their Life

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A beloved educator and a beloved student were murdered last week by an Arab terrorist.

Irreplaceable

Irreplaceable

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The heart of the entire Jewish people is broken.

The Broken Tablets

The Broken Tablets

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Exploring the contemporary meaning of the first tragedy that occurred on the 17th of Tammuz, the breaking of the tablets at Mt Sinai.

Paul Shaffer: The Mensch

Paul Shaffer: The Mensch

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You may know him as David Letterman’s sidekick, but Paul Shaffer is also a guy who leads a pretty mean “maariv” service.

5 Thoughts for Your Passover Seder

5 Thoughts for Your Passover Seder

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Thought-provoking questions and insights to share at your Seder.

A Permanent Tear: On the Loss of a Child

A Permanent Tear: On the Loss of a Child

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The Torah has a unique word to describe the death of a child because it is a pain that never leaves.

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