Are You Sure You’re Getting All The News From Israel?
There have been many events expressing unity and support that have taken place in the Jewish world in recent days, but many of them have not been reported in the press. It seems that only a rowdy demonstration, a fight on Twitter, or a sharp exchange in the Knesset are considered newsworthy.
When Revolution Reigns Outside
In the days of radical change and revolution, everyone is swept outside. Private matters are pushed off, family life does not merit any attention, no one thinks it’s time to invest in the home.
Envy Will Bury You Alive
Parshat Korach reminds us that seeing the good we have, and not coveting the good others have, is more urgent than almost anything else.
Have You Heard Of David Magerman?
The time has come for us to make aliyah. I’ve already purchased a home in Israel. I did not merit for my children to be born there, but I do hope that my grandchildren will.
Israel’s First Elections – A Remarkable Memory
“After 2,000 or more years of exile, you could say that from the six days of Creation until this day, we have not merited to see a day like this, that we are holding elections in a Jewish state. Shehechiyanu! Blessed is the One that kept us alive and sustained us and brought us to this day!" When Torah meets democracy.
Heroic Moments
May you and all the wounded have a speedy and complete recovery, Michael. We can only imagine how many wonderful heroic acts like this are taking place each day in rehabilitation clinics throughout Israel.
Grandma’s Tears
Do not allow any bad thought to arise in our hearts, heaven forbid, neither when we are awake nor in a dream.
What Are These Jewish Artifacts Telling Us?
They are telling us something about special sights and sounds, flavors and fragrances, about tradition and family, about identity and longing, about an attempt at destruction and the triumph of the living.
Walking Into Freedom – Every Day
We are supposed to prepare for the 14th of Nissan, the day of the Exodus from Egypt. To study the holiday, to go through the Haggadah and, mainly, to go forth into freedom ourselves.
A Bar Mitzvah At 49 Years Of Age
.Shabbat Shalom
What Do We Do On Lag BaOmer?
Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai told his students that everything depends on the affability between us. Love and unity and affability are the foundation of everything.
Liel
Ever since the funeral, thousands of people began to perform wonderful deeds in her memory – from distributing Shabbat candles and challahs throughout New York City to holding large havdalah gatherings for passersby in Jewish neighborhoods.
Sincerity Melts Walls
In Vayigash, Yehudah teaches us what attitude we should have in life: Sincerity
Soldier Learns the Entire Tanach in 100 Days
He related that when he was called up for reserve duty, he tried to think of something that would be spiritually fulfilling, and decided that whenever he’d have some spare time, he’d study Tanach with the commentary of Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz.
To Look Beneath The Surface
It would appear that we are hopelessly divided, especially at this time. But things are not always as they seem.
Sneaking Into A Soccer Stadium
This is a big atonement for me. My conscience was tormented. The purpose in my publication of this story is to set an example for our youth that they should not steal.
With Pride Comes Peace
Say thank you for all that you have, for the tremendous abundance in your life that cannot be taken for granted in any way.
Freedom For…?
Freedom is not only about rights or privileges, but also about responsibilities.
A Different Perspective On Cleaning
How far we are from those distant halachic discussions regarding a public oven for several families...
Can Anything Ever Change?
Shabbat Shalom
2 Friends, 42 Years Of Daily Talmud Study
The two friends have been studying together every day for 42 years and are completing the Talmud for the sixth time.
What Do We Learn From Rashi?
One of the things he said that really moved me was this: 'Do you know what is so beautiful in all of this? That you seem so free and are having so much fun'.
These Are My People
For 210 years, they labored in Egypt under extremely harsh conditions. But like a small child with a dirty shirt, they didn’t even realize how inappropriate it was for them to be slaves.
Preparing For The New Year
l the parshiyot we read during Elul serve as reminders for how we can fix and improve our lives before the coming new year. The opening verses of each of these parshiyot point toward the direction we should go
Falling Sick Days Before Your Wedding
My necessary suffering was clear: postponing the wedding, entering isolation, placing my relatives in isolation, treating the headaches and other corona symptoms that had begun to appear. Despite all of this, I had to cope. That was clear.
Get To Know Your Grandparents
Many family members of those who died from the pandemic speak of having missed out where their departed loved one is concerned. Nehora did not miss out.
Don’t Focus On Yourself
A message both particular and universal...
We Are All Missionaries
This week's parshah teaches us that there is almost no such thing as objectivity. We are all subjective. All of us speak from our own world of values.
Selichot: When Optimists Meet
Selichot prayers are attended by optimistic people, people who believe that it's possible to change ourselves and the world around us.
What Should We Do?
What do we do in the face of this corona that has not disappeared as we expected?
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