Charity on the Kinneret: Tiberias Soup Kitchen Serves Hot Food Seasoned with Kindness Meir Panim’s Tiberias Free Restaurant not only provides warm meals, but the opportunity to socialize as well.
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks: The Power Of Art
Posted on: March 14th, 2012
Judaism → ParshaThe name Bezalel was adopted by the artist Boris Schatz for the School of Arts and Crafts he founded in Israel in 1906, and Rav Kook wrote a touching letter in support of its creation. He saw the renaissance of art in the Holy Land as a symbol of the regeneration of the Jewish people in its own land, landscape and birthplace. Judaism in the Diaspora, removed from a natural connection with its own historic environment, was inevitably cerebral and spiritual, “alienated.”
Posted on: March 14th, 2012
Judaism → Rebbetzin's ViewpointPurim is the one Yom Tov all Jews can celebrate. Special knowledge is not required and the demands of its observance are easy enough.
Posted on: March 9th, 2012
Judaism → HolidaysAchashveiros of Poras, Beset by domestic tzoras, Got a quickie fivoras... But being single again just wasn’t the same.
Parshas Ki Sisa: ‘Don’t Panic’
Posted on: March 9th, 2012
Judaism → ParshaKlal Yisroel stood at Har Sinai and accepted the Torah in a state of supreme purity and complete unity. Every Jew reached a level of prophecy and witnessed an unparalleled revelation of G-d. Then Moshe ascended Har Sinai for forty days so G-d could teach him the laws and details of the Torah.
GOP Offers Netanyahu the Presidency
Posted on: March 9th, 2012
Judaism → HolidaysAfter his astounding speech in Congress, the GOP has been working behind the scenes to get Israeli PM Netanyahu to run for President of the U.S.A.
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Purim Meditation: After Rush Limbaugh Insulted Me
Posted on: March 8th, 2012
Judaism → HolidaysIt wasn't a biggie, really, I've been called worse. When my wife heard what Rush had been calling me, she said she wasn't surprised. So maybe it wasn't even such a bad thing that Rush did, maybe he even meant it as a caution, so I would go ahead and mend my loose morals. But here's the funny thing, as soon as news came out that Rush insulted me, people started empathizing with me and writing Rush's advertisers to stop sponsoring him because of what he said about Yanover.
Israeli Innovations Changing the Jewish World for Purim
Posted on: March 8th, 2012
Judaism → HolidaysA series of new innovations coming out of Israel are making life better, easier, and more fulfilling for Jews around the world.
Posted on: March 7th, 2012
Judaism → Halacha & HashkafaThe Rambam That Engendered Fifty Novella ‘He Says to His Maidservant: You Are Free’ (Temura 25b)
Posted on: March 7th, 2012
Judaism → Judaism 101On Purim we read Megillas Esther twice, once by night and once by day. It is uncertain what the nature of the obligation is.
Posted on: March 7th, 2012
Judaism → Ask the RabbiQuestion: I read The Jewish Press’s Luach of February 17 with much interest. You write, “We daven Shacharis as usual.” I find it difficult to understand why you don’t mention reciting the special yotzrot for Parshat Shekolim. Are yotzrot a relic of history? I’m a senior citizen who remembers saying yotzrot as a child. But now, they seem to have disappeared from Orthodox synagogues. Milton M. Adler Cherry Hill, NJ
Closing Our Eyes To The New Haman (Part II)
Posted on: March 7th, 2012
Judaism → Rebbetzin's ViewpointLast week I described some prophecies concerning the wakeup calls that would come to our people when the arrival of Mashiach was near. Unfortunately, we have yet to attune ourselves to the sound of those footsteps.
Posted on: March 7th, 2012
Judaism → Columns → Lessons In EmunahI lost control of my car while driving in Brooklyn when a speeding taxi slammed into me. I thought my life was about to end when my car slammed directly into a tree. Baruch Hashem I survived, even though the taxi driver never stopped to help me.
Yoram Ettinger: Purim Guide for the Perplexed 2012
Posted on: March 7th, 2012
Judaism → Judaism 101Purim is the holiday of contradictions and tenacity-driven-optimism: Grief replaced by joy; Esther's concealment replaced by the disclosure of her national/religious identity; Haman's intended genocide of the Jews replaced by redemption; Haman replaced by Mordechai; national and personal pessimism replaced by optimism.
The Megillah: How-To Manual on Defeating Anti-Semites
Posted on: March 7th, 2012
Judaism → TorahIsrael must demonstrate confidence in ourselves and an iron determination to defy our antagonists. Mordechai teaches that it is not through appeasement that one achieves peace but rather through strength, self-assurance and unequivocally firm resistance to tyranny and injustice.
Megillat Esther: Revealing the Hidden
Posted on: March 4th, 2012
Judaism → ParshaBeing human, we are limited in our ability to understand. Tragic events seem senseless, without a rhyme or reason. World events can seem confusing, with the future uncertain. On Purim, we recognize that God’s Hand is guiding it all. The King is working behind the scenes, pulling the strings. We may not understand all of the twists and turns of the narrative, but we know the Author. All we have to do is put our trust in Him.
Posted on: March 4th, 2012
Judaism → ParshaPerhaps you can’t really define a people without also defining its enemies. Certainly many believe that if the Jews could get rid of the idea of peoplehood, then they wouldn’t have enemies.The experience of the 19th century assimilationists and post-Oslo Israel tells us that this strategy doesn’t work in the real world. Even if we refuse to remember Amalek, he remembers us. And if we don’t have the support of self-conscious peoplehood (and its concrete representation, the Jewish state), how can we fight him?
Ahavas Yisroel and Compassion for Fellow Jews
Posted on: March 1st, 2012
Judaism → Judaism 101Do you really care about your fellow Jew? Take the following test to see if your Ahavas Yisroel Quotient is on par with requirements established by Chazal.
Inside Purim: Even More Fascinating And Intriguing Insights On Purim And The Megillah
Posted on: March 1st, 2012
Judaism → Judaism 101These are excerpts from the sefer “Inside Purim” which contains additional answers to the following questions and much more.
Parshat Tetzaveh: Spiritual refinement in the miluim process
Posted on: March 1st, 2012
Judaism → ParshaWhile the transgression of the Golden Calf had caused Aharon to feel a sense of distance from HaShem, the miluim was intended to bring him close again through spiritual perfection. The priestly vestments play a central role in this process and great detail is offered in describing them.
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Knesset Update and Hollow Negotiations in the Middle East
