A Path To Moshiach
Since the Torah – which is the epitome of truth – states that studying about the Beis HaMikdash is like building the Beis HaMikdash, it must be so, even on a physical level.
The One & Only Way to Be Spared from Harm
In a lecture delivered by Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto shlit”a regarding contemporary times, he describes the singular proven method to merit salvation in these days...
Words Are Extraordinarily Powerful
The Ari writes that in the future, the 22 letters of the aleph beis will descend and, through them, everyone will be resurrected.
Redeeming Relevance: One Law Fits All?
The notion that all men are created equal is a modern myth. The truth is that all men are created differently
What Should We Do?
What do we do in the face of this corona that has not disappeared as we expected?
A Leader Must Care
Yehoshua humbled himself with purity of heart for the sake of Heaven, and engaged in the menial tasks of setting up chairs and preparing the beis medrash.
Shiva Asar B’Tammuz – A Yom Tov?
Now is an excellent opportunity for whoever has not yet participated in this rewarding study to start, thereby uniting with hundreds of thousands of other Jews around the world.
Parshat Pinhas: Trusting One Fanatic
Sometimes, life requires immediate action that cannot be fully predicted or prescribed.
It Took Seven Years…
A birthday marks the day one’s soul descended to earth to fulfill its unique Divine mission. It therefore is an opportunity to take stock of how well one is accomplishing one’s mission.
Before It’s Too Late
Each day of a person’s life in this world is a gift, borrowed time, to learn more Torah and do more mitzvos.
Balak: The Blessing of Isolation for Israel
So I ask you, who’s stronger HaShem, or Trump, Johnson, the EU and UN?
Does Anyone Care About Privacy Anymore?
Each tent faced a different direction so that no one could see into the tent of anyone else.
Redeeming Relevance: All You Need is One Good Man
a different leader of the next generation steps up and takes action. That leader was Pinchas...True leaders like Pinchas don’t come out of leadership schools. When the time is ripe, they simply emerge.
Parshas Chukas: A Reason to Transcend
Must there be a reason for everything?
Lies Never Win
Korach was the hero of the hour. His ratings and the spirit of the times were on his side.
Keeping The Peace
Tefillah is only m’drabbanan, but the avoidance of machlokes is m’doraysa.
Viewing The World Through A Divine Lens
By expressing, in terms they could comprehend, the Torah’s profound mystical secrets, he provided his disciples a window into his own overarching perspective and exalted vision.
Parshat Hukkat: Moshe and Aharon’s Lack of Emunah
With Moshe at the rock, I wonder whether the Gemara implies Moshe had trouble believing words alone could do the trick.
Idleness Is Deadly
The nation had nothing to do. There was no mission to accomplish, no sense of urgency, and about this our sages wrote: "Idleness leads to boredeom and boredom leads to sin."
The Day The Rebbe Arrived In New York
Today, the challenge is to bring the Torah’s teachings, including its deepest mystical concepts, to Jews far from Torah as a means of drawing them back to Yiddishkeit.
Don’t Worry
Because the Jewish people lacked emunah, they became troubled and confused.
Redeeming Relevance: Parshat Korach: What to do When Our Decisions Bring Casualties
Many of the commentators find a disturbingly strong rationale in the Jews’ complaint mentioned above. The complainers were essentially blaming Moshe for setting up a murderous trap for the two hundred and fifty men that contested the choice of Aharon and his sons as priests.
Passionate Yearning
When R’ Menachem regained consciousness, he…cried bitterly because he had not worn tefillin that day.
Chabad’s 70 Years In Morocco
Despite decades of intense communist persecution, they had steadfastly remained faithful to the Torah.
What Makes Moshe’s Prophecy Unique?
In a world devoid of prophecy, it becomes exceedingly difficult to understand or even relate to the propehcy
Just Follow Hashem’s Lead
Sometimes we set up camp for a short period of time and other times for a much longer period.
A Cascade, Not a Single Bad Choice: Parshat Shelah
R. Lichtenstein saw how the spies could have turned the event around for the better, and I find his logic shows us many other candidates as well.
Praying For A Hero
Until he got sick, Yudi, of course, had never missed a day of wearing tefillin since his bar mitzvah.
The Day After
The Torah offers us something new: learning for the sake of learning. In the world of competition this is something exceptional.
Keeping The Peace
Discord and divide in government has trickled down to the everyday man.