יום ראשון, כ״ד אלול תשפ״וSunday, September 6, 2026
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We want our children to have self-esteem. Can there be a greater generator of self-esteem in children than their knowing they were chosen to be the guarantors of the Torah?
The Yiddishe neshamah can be likened to a computer. If you can’t find that pintele Yid, it’s only because you don’t know how to bring up the program – but, rest assured, the program is there
While the devastating effects of lashon hara have had much exposure through shiurim and literature, there has been little focus on the deleterious effects of onas devarim/verbal abuse
Could it be that we, like the Indians of yesteryear, are attempting to banish the insanity in our society and have forgotten the sweet sounds of the music that was once reflective of our simchas?
Since our faith teaches that every person has a soul mate – bashert – designated by Heaven, how is it that so many cannot find their partners?
While Orthodox singles are more insulated from cultural influences, it has had an impact. The questions remain: Why can’t singles get married? What went wrong? Is it 'external influences'?
Every generation has its own daunting shidduch challenges. Unfortunately, finding the right shidduch is not a new phenomenon, nor is it limited to our contemporary world.
“Good luck to you,” I said. “That would take five different guys all wrapped into one. But more importantly, your ‘big fives’ are a bunch of zeros and do not add up to anything.”
A pervasive difficulty when dealing with singles is their failure to be realistic. Today’s successful shadchan not only has to be a matchmaker but often also assumes the role of a “life coach”
It’s easy for anyone to lose his way, and once the downward spiral commences, the descent is rapid. Downhill is always easy, but with HaShem's help, every Jew can climb back up again.
The Hebrew word for coincidence is 'mikreh.' It comes from “karah min Hashem – it happened from G-d.” G-d arranges our footsteps.” You must only learn how to listen.
The difference between becoming widowed and becoming a divorcee is the former evokes compassion while the latter suffer differently enduring gossip
The charge of G-d is not “Be blessed” but “Be a blessing” and it has been in our DNA since Avraham our Father
“Please, Rebbetzin, give me a berachah that I should never forget to cry for the Beis HaMikdash. I’m so afraid I will forget and become oblivious to its loss. "
Most Jews are not naïve but liberals who want to believe in a higher civilization –one that shuns cruelty and barbaric savagery, therefore they refuse to learn from our past.
What is the meaning of Dayenu? Why does it play such a central role in our Pesach Seder?
Many of us saw loved ones disappear through assimilation but the covenant of G-d we entered into at Sinai can transform anyone
In our “enlightened” world the voice of prayer has become muted; regarded as something only a naïve, unenlightened person can take seriously
Eretz Yisrael is a land of magic, a land where G-d Himself resides another proof that He has not forsaken us
“Noch azoy ah churbon"--after such slaughter (the Holocaust) we must kiss every living Jew and embrace him with love”
The Rebbetzin, mistaken for a singer, was asked to perform on Israeli army bases-she gave the soldiers a life changing performance!
To learn "Gratitude" learn and use the words, "Thank You" to G-d for his kindnesses, and to others
What was the life-threatening 50th level of impurity HaShem saved Israel from? Depression.
As a Jew, you can change, improve your reality; Chesed & rachamim are intrinsic parts of your nature
Our generation lives when the footsteps of the Messiah are audible-- provided we know how to listen.
We no longer identify with kindness and commitment; Apathy and callousness have taken over our lives
How do we teach rachamim? To impart new values to our sons and daughters, we ourselves must change
“Rebbetzin, I’m suffering from date burnout If everyone has a bashert, why is it taking me so long?”
Questions remain: Why is there a shidduch crisis? Why can’t singles get married? What went wrong?
Despite myriad matchmaking programs the world over the growth in singles population remains daunting
The challenge of finding one’s shidduch has reached crisis-like status in many Jewish communities
Even if we do not see Hashem’s Hand it is there; sometimes hashgachah pratis is undeniably obvious
I have often taught that whatever pain or challenge assails us, the parshah of the week will always guide and comfort us
Before the Holocaust our family in Hungary had nearly 90 rabbis; after, my father alone survived
By thanking G-d for His kindnesses & by saying “thank you” we can acquire the attribute of gratitude
Celebrating acts of terror & praising the killers as “holy martyrs” can only emanate from barbarians
Secularists worshiping universalism & democratic ideal find themselves embarrassed by a Jewish state
When I was asked "Where was G-d during the Holocaust?" I responded, "Where was man?"
Professors and fellow students have poisoned many young Jewish minds against their faith and Israel.
How do we become people of chesed & rachamim? By taking action and following the dictates of Torah
What a magnificent day, praying as one with Am Yisrael, the devotion that has kept our people alive
Sukkos is the Yom Tov regarding which it is written “You shall be very happy.”
Nothing said pertaining to Torah is in vain, even if it seems not to have struck an immediate chord.
I asked my kids where they’d be spending RH, all the answers were MEALS, NO one mentioned davening
Rosh Hashanah arrived and shofar was blown in Bergen Belsen. The sound revived us-we trembled & wept
Consider how our Heavenly Father feels when He sees His children adopting all other parents but Him
Elul expresses the eternal almost incomprehensibly loving bond connecting Jews to HaShem
Sadly, Jews refuse to embrace Torah & our unique role, and try to be like all the other nations
People believe what they want to believe; We see this same phenomenon with the Iran nuclear deal.
Anti-Zionism, today's anti-Semitism, has gone viral, tragically supported globally & by many Jews
The Jewish home was once a mikdash me’at. We must recreate that sanctuary to restore shalom bayis.
In contemporary society, most souls are undernourished to the point of “neshamah anorexia.”
Money comes and goes but its love, commitment, warmth, and kindness that make a family a family.
To my dismay, I've seen that shidduch candidates with money become ALL desirable traits for marriage
Zaidie’s legacy of smiles and loving words was all but buried with him, now the family fights over $
Jews are again confronted by enemies threatening us. Whom are we to turn to? Hashem, our Father
"Rebbetzin are you implying barbarism's again threatening us?" I replied "No-I’m saying it outright”
Simple source of Jewish power: Hashem. “Simple” because we need only recognize it and it will appear
Jewish survival in a dysfunctional world requires women assuming the role Hashem gave them at Sinai
The “Jewish tragedy” I'm referring to is a disease that afflicts our generation: Spiritual Blindness
“Look at Your children–not demanding material things like most children, but requesting a berachah!”
In every generation is the challenge to purge the culture of our exile from our minds and our hearts
His mother called “Yoni, Yoni!” Her eyes, a moment earlier dark with pain, shone with joy and hope
Pesach bonds families and generations: "So that you may relate it to your son and your son’s son.
Freedom alone is meaningless, even destructive. What Moshe said was, “Let my people go to serve G-d”
You smuggled tefillin into the camp? How can they help? Every day men risked their lives to use them
Amalek's hate never dies; its descendants are eternal & omnipresent; Hashem is our only protection
Rather than rationalize satanic evil let's name the enemy; no more psychobabble!
To the glee of all Israel haters it was Netanyahu who was accused of endangering US-Israel relations
The way we must to relate to our young adult children is to communicate with genuine loving-kindness
I try to be observant, davening daily, but it hasn't awakened my heart or my mind or changed my life
Pirkei D’Rabbi Eliezer writes, before Messiah terror will come from Ishmael, widely identified Islam
France allowed Islamists to flourish despite their loyalty to Islamic sharia law not French values
The tenderest description of the husband/wife relationship is "re’im v’ahuvim/loving, kind friends"
More than beauty, money or anything else it's simchas hachaim creating a stunning shidduch candidate
“Surely,” my family insisted, “there must be someone suitable for you. You can’t be so picky."
Shouldn’t we Jews, having experienced the barbarism of many societies, speak support the NYPD?
They stammer “I'm not Orthodox,” as if that absolves them from the responsibility of calling to G-d
Those who reject our beliefs know in their souls Jewish power stems from our faith and our prayers.
These stricken families of Har Nof, even with their wounds so raw, refuse to abandon Yerushalayim.
Let us commit to heartfelt prayer, Torah, chesed, and joyous celebration of the 3rd meal of Shabbos
Prayer is our language: Hakol kol Yaakov – the voice is the voice of Jacob – the voice of prayer.
It is said, at the end of days before the coming of Mosiach, warfare will take place in our streets
When art and evil are intermingled, evil is elevated and made acceptable.
In BB, he said “You, my children are the angels of Shabbos and the licht are your beautiful eyes.”
Why does Hebrew refer to mothers-in-law as "sunshine" when society often calls them the opposite?
Boundaries must be set in every home. Parents and children are not pals. They are not equals.
I'm grateful to Hashem for everything; Just the same, I'd love a joyous Yom Tov without aggravation.
“We offer you our children, Hashem” responded Am Yisrael. “They will be our surety.”
The call of the shofar is eternal. It is not musical. Its magnetic allurement cannot be explained.
We recently marked the thirteenth anniversary of 9/11 – that terrible day when the symbols of man’s power and achievement crumbled before our eyes and disappeared in fire and smoke. For a very brief moment we lost our smugness. Our confidence was shaken. Many of us actually searched our ways. Some of us even learned […]
e are in a time of serious crisis and must go beyond our present levels of chesed.
“There is nothing new under the sun” is as valid today as it was yesterday.
The time immediately preceding Mashiach's arrival is likened to the birth pangs of a woman in labor.
If we regard pain and suffering as mere coincidence, we will feel no motivation to examine our lives
What does Hashem want of us? That we should protect each other and the awesome heritage He gave us.
Jewish blood was cheap and could be shed with impunity.
We are all entrusted with the mission of protecting our fellow Jews
Once again we find ourselves alone – a little lamb among wolves.
Heavenly Father, for how long? How much more?
September 4, 2026 
