The Kaliv Rebbe’s Legacy
Since he was saved,the Kaliver Rebbe said Shema Yisrael thousands of times in front of wide, varied
audiences. In the prayer book that he published, he added this verse at the end of the prayer in memory of those who died in the Holocaust.
What Does It Mean To Be A Chassid?
When a Jew realizes his exalted inner essence, he becomes infused with joy at being a Jew, a member of G-d’s chosen people privileged to carry out His great plan for the world, so that every mitzvah becomes a joyous act.
The Mind: A Servant Of Many Masters
Interestingly, it’s not just anger that colors our vision. Jealousy does too – as does greed, desire, and arrogance.
Vayaq’hel: Actualizing The Mishkan
If Dan is the extreme expression of Yosef in the same way that Shimon is of Yehuda, what was the importance of appointing tribesmen of Yehuda and Dan to lead the construction of the Mishkan?
TORAH SHORTS: Parshat Vaetchanan: Choice Exile
The real community of man, in the midst of all the self-contradictory simulacra of community, is the community of those who seek the truth, of potential knowers... of all men to the extent that they know. -Allan Bloom, The Closing of the American Mind
TORAH SHORTS: Parshat Korach: The Shortcut Fallacy
The heights by great men reached and kept / Were not obtained by sudden flight,
But they, while their companions slept / Were toiling upward in the night.
-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
TORAH SHORTS: Acharei Mot: The Power of Not Understanding
The way to see by Faith is to shut the Eye of Reason. -Benjamin Franklin
Shabbos Mevorchim Nissan
It is no coincidence that Nissan marks the start of spring, when nature comes alive in all its glory.
Holocaust Survivors Defy Terror
After the Nazis failed to murder them, Hezbollah tried to do so, but they won’t succeed either, wrote Yaron.
Why Are We So Happy On Sukkos?
Emunah is like produce starting to fill out but still far from ripe.
Don’t Just Sit There
For the most part, we don’t usually experience a great revelation from performing a mitzvah.
Redeeming Relevance: A Bittersweet Song You Better Remember: Parshas Ha’azinu & Jewish Destiny
God’s foremost desire is to conduct a relationship with the Jewish people built on love and commitment. The song of Ha’azinu reassures us that the relationship will never die.
Parshas Korach: The Ultimate Challenge
G-d is the only “force” that is completely sovereign and independent. The rest of creation, however, requires a dynamic giver-taker relationship.
They Have No Power Over Us
If their weapons do not suffice to destroy us, then they will turn to the treachery of falsehood and hateful speech to overcome us.
Stop The Clock
How, we are often asked, do we manage to sit idle for 24 hours on Shabbos without going stir crazy? Is it not human nature to be workaholics?
Parshas Bechukosai: True Rest During the Sabbatical Year And Lag B’Omer Connections
The question begs: how in the world can we accept that Bnei Yisrael en masse did not ever keep the mitzvah of shemittah?
Parshat Kedoshim – Understanding the Segula
The Segula is Israel's inner Divine light planted within the collective Hebrew soul and revealed in human history through the Jewish people.
Engraved Upon The Tablets
The reason a person without Torah can never be truly free is because human beings are slaves to their passions and desires.
Parshat Noach: Escaping The Flood Waters Of Today
You thought that the Flood, the Mabul, was something that happened a long time ago. I did too—until I saw the Radak on a pasuk in this week’s haftarah.
“For this to Me is like the waters of Noach. Just as I swore that the waters of Noach shall never again pass on to the earth, so too I swore never to be completely irate or fume at you.’ (Yeshaya 54:9)
The Great Trait Of Gentleness
Let’s remember the litmus test for whether Hashem is happy with us is “If people are at ease with us, Hashem is at ease with us.” People are at ease with a gentle person!
This Too Shall Pass
People who are challenged in extraordinary times are often able, not only to survive, but to flourish.
Bereishit: Thank You, God…For Making Me A Woman?
Rabbi Fohrman:" Great evils are often wrought by those who are blithely unaware of the power they wield."
When History Was Born
The parshah of Va’eira begins with some fateful words. It would not be too much to say that they changed the course of history because they changed the way people thought about history. In fact, they gave birth to the very idea of history. Listen to the words:
Torah From A TV Anchor
BH Baruch HaShem: B&H is a real Kiddush Hashem
Shadows
It is a time of dark shadows but we can use these shadows to explore and discover our own light.
The Mekoshesh Eitzim
If that is the case, though – if a mechallel Shabbos is toned because he is like one who is ovdei avodah zarah – why, Rav Akiva Eiger asks, is a person who desecrates Shabbos in private stoned?
Washing Hands – Parshat Behaalotecha
The minhag of washing the Cohen's hands for Birkat Kohanim is not arbitrary.
The Prison Cell Of Laziness
That understanding is enough to evoke terror in any man’s heart, and we can certainly understand why he didn’t move.
Trust-but Verify
Esau handled the meeting with Jacob far more grace than most people manage an argument with a spouse. Not bad behavior for a person we are taught is one of the most evil biblical characters!
Two By Two – Kedoshim
If someone can overcome and surpass their natural inclinations in their interactions with their fellow man, they will have less trouble observing the mitzvot בין אדם למקום.
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