Communicated: TefillaChillul Tefila Bifarhesia, as well as halachicly challenged verbiage and dress, are external manifestations of a critical lack of personal yiras shomayim which has lethal consequences.
Posted on: April 17th, 2013
Judaism → Columns → Lessons In EmunahWhen I call my friend on her birthday and ask her how it feels to be her new age, she answers, “It's better than the alternative.” Yes, we’ve all heard Vivian Greene’s words: “Life’s not about waiting for the storms to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain.”
Posted on: April 17th, 2013
Judaism → Columns → Rabbi Lord Jonathan SacksAt the center of the mosaic books is Vayikra. At the center of Vayikra is the “holiness code” (chapter 19) with its momentous call: “You shall be holy because I, the Lord your G-d, am holy.” And at the centre of chapter 19 is a brief paragraph which, by its positioning, is the apex, the high point, of the Torah:
Posted on: April 17th, 2013
Judaism → Rebbetzin's ViewpointAs I’ve noted in recent weeks, appreciation is a lost concept in our society. Even when we are blessed by the many kindnesses of G-d, we tend to take them for granted and delude ourselves into thinking we are responsible for them all. In vain did our Torah warn us not to fall into the trap of “my strength and the power of my own hand accomplished this.”
Posted on: April 11th, 2013
Judaism → Halacha & Hashkafa"Tonight is Bernie's birthday," Jeremy said to his friend, Adam. "We're planning a surprise birthday party for him. Would you like to join?"
Posted on: April 11th, 2013
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaJust Like Carrying In A Karmelis ‘Tithing When Night Falls’ (Eruvin 36a)
Q & A: A Sabbath Desecrator Leading Services (Part X)
Posted on: April 11th, 2013
Judaism → Ask the RabbiQuestion: May someone who desecrates the Sabbath lead the services if he has yahrzeit? If yes, may he replace someone else who has yahrzeit? Hayim Grosz (Via E-Mail)
Counting Sefirah Without A Berachah
Posted on: April 11th, 2013
Judaism → ParshaThe Rambam writes the halachos of Sefiras Ha’Omer in Hilchos Temidim U’musafin (7:22-25). He says that there is a mitzvas assei to count seven complete weeks from the day that the korban omer was brought. The mitzvah is to count the days and the weeks. We count at night because the mitzvah requires that we count at the beginning of the day, which is at night. If one forgot to count at night he may count by day.
Posted on: April 11th, 2013
Judaism → TorahEven if nobody sees us, everything we do is being watched and recorded on video…by Hashem. Our conscience, that part of us that makes us feel guilty if we do something we shouldn’t have, is Hashem’s loving way of reminding us that He knows what we did, and knows that we’ll feel better, and become better by coming clean and putting it right.
Prayer And Torah – The Two Pillars Of Faith
Posted on: April 11th, 2013
Judaism → ParshaWhen you love someone, you will express it through service. A mother serves her family with food. A father serves his family with income. Service is a reflection and expression of the parents' love for their children.
Posted on: April 10th, 2013
Judaism → Columns → Lessons In EmunahA pale young man shuffled into the small Jerusalem yeshiva during kriyat haTorah one Shabbat morning.
Posted on: April 10th, 2013
Judaism → Rebbetzin's ViewpointMy saintly father, HaRav HaGoan HaTzaddik Avraham HaLevi Jungreis, zt”l, taught me that before I address an audience I should ask myself, “What will the people take home from my message? What am I giving? Will it enhance their lives? Will it bring the individual closer to Hashem? Will it be a life-altering experience?”
Posted on: April 5th, 2013
Judaism → ParshaSeems like we crossed the sea just yesterday, yet here we are literally counting down to the big day ahead – it is less than six weeks away. On this Shabbos, Parshas Shemini, we bentch Rosh Chodesh Iyar, which falls on Yom Revi’i and Yom Chamishi (Wednesday and Thursday). It was during this month that [...]
Posted on: April 4th, 2013
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaQuestion: Is it preferable to pray at great length or with much brevity?
Posted on: April 4th, 2013
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaFootball’s 49ers rarely drop the ball. But how many of us make it through 49 nights from the second night of Pesach all the way to Shavuot without losing count? Sometimes we never even make it to the first yard line. We are so busy preparing for second night Seder that we miss evening prayers in shul and forget to count Day One.
Posted on: April 4th, 2013
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaReady And Able ‘Unripe Dates Are Unsuitable For An Eruv’ (Eruvin 28)
Posted on: April 4th, 2013
Judaism → ParshaIn this week’s parshah the Torah teaches us which animals are kosher and which are not. There is a machlokes Rishonim whether one may eat human meat. The Rambam derives from a pasuk in this week’s parshah that says that from any animal that has split hooves and chews its cud, “osah tocheilu – that one you may eat” – that it is forbidden to eat human meat.
Q & A: A Sabbath Desecrator Leading Services (Part IX)
Posted on: April 4th, 2013
Judaism → Ask the RabbiQuestion: May someone who desecrates the Sabbath lead the services if he has yahrzeit? If yes, may he replace someone else who has yahrzeit? Hayim Grosz (Via E-Mail)
A Leopard Can’t Change Its Spots, But A Man Can…
Posted on: April 4th, 2013
Judaism → ParshaThe Sefer HaChinuch explains that Hashem separated the Jewish people from all the nations. We were given a distinct role in this world. Our lives and everything we do must be different from other people.
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