About the Author


Rabbi Ron Jawary

Rabbi Ron Jawary was born in Melbourne, Australia and majored in economics and law at Melbourne University. He then studied Jewish law and philosophy at Aish Hatorah in Jerusalem and was ordained as a Rabbi in 1981. He began teaching Talmud and Jewish law at the Sephardic Study Center in Jerusalem, and spent the next number of years as a Rabbi at Aish Hatorah. In 1989, he became the Director and educator at Aish Hatorah Sydney. Moving to Los Angeles in 1991, Rabbi Jawary began teaching at YULA and Shalhevet high schools as well as the Executive Learning division of Aish LA. Presently, Rabbi Jawary enjoys educating and learning with the Executive Learning members, and giving classes to young professionals alike. Rabbi Jawary lives in LA with his wife Beth. They have 7 children and 5 grandchildren.


Parsha: A Clean Slate

Parsha: Choosing Life This Rosh Hashana

The shofar wakes us up from living on auto-pilot.

Parsha: Cultivating Gratitude

Parsha: Built on Kindness

Parsha: Spiritual Role Models

Parsha: Love Doing the Right Thing

Parsha: It's All in the Timing

Parsha: Spirituality and Wealth

Parsha: The Ninth of Av: A Festival

Parsha: Falling Along the Way

Parsha: With God and Nation

Parsha: Not Moses' Son

Parsha: Honor and Self Esteem

Parsha: Mourning Aaron

Parsha: Distortion of Jealousy

Parsha: Jewish Vision

Parsha: Seeing the Positive in Those Closest To Us

Parsha: The Blessings of a Good Heart

Parsha: Desert Roots

Righteous people stay rooted to their eternal values.

Parsha: The Promise of Physical Blessings

Parsha: Satisfying Blessings

Parsha: Humility and Receiving the Torah

Parsha: Holiness

Parsha: Light After Darkness

Parsha: Role Models

Parsha: The Snake in the Middle

Why is the word snake right in the middle of the Torah?

Parsha: All Who Are Hungry

Parsha: Take Out the Garbage

First discard yesterday's garbage, then tackle the day.

Parsha: Sacrifices and Self Control

Parsha: Mirrors in the Temple

We can't enter God's presence without first taking a fearless moral inventory of ourselves.

Parsha: Engraved on Both Sides

Truth is always staring at us right in the face.

Parsha: Purim: Revealing the Hidden

Parsha: Giving That Is Taking

Parsha: Harmony Between the Physical and the Spiritual

Parsha: The Last of the Ten Commandments

Parsha: Seeing the Divine in Everything

Parsha: Controlling Time

As free people, the first mitzvah shows that we control our own time and destiny.

Parsha: Moses: A Very Human Leader

Parsha: She Called Him Moses

Parsha: Turning the Land of Pain Into the Garden of Eden

The choice is yours.

Parsha: Admitting Mistakes and Granting Forgiveness

Joseph and the power of forgiveness.

Parsha: Trusting God

Parsha: About Hanukkah

Why the Menorah is the holiday’s fitting symbol.

Parsha: The Private Battle

Our true test is how honest we are with ourselves.

Parsha: Giving Thanks

Parsha: Real Strength

Parsha: Seeing the Divine in Your Life

Parsha: Don't Look Back

Don’t get stuck in the past.

Parsha: Developing Gratitude

We don’t know what we’ve got ‘til it’s got.

Parsha: The Olive Branch of Peace

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