Warm Hands
Had so much time already passed since I took him to an amusement park and he was tall enough to go on a virtual reality ride?
I Was On Mt. Meron
I didn’t know what to think or where to go. I wanted to turn around and see that it was just a bad dream and that the music would start playing again.
Chevruta
They now sit together and intensely discuss what they are learning. They are both very proud to carry on the legacy of my father, their great-grandfather.
Through The Looking Window
We now turn our attention to “eshnav.” This rather obscure word only appears twice in the entire Bible.
Listening To G-d
Judaism is a matter of creed as well as deed. But we should allow people great leeway in how they understand the faith of our ancestors.
Was Jacob Right To Take The Blessings?
Isaac fully understood the nature of his two sons. He loved Esau but this did not blind him to the fact that Jacob would be the heir of the covenant.
Yom Kippur in a Nutshell
How does Yom Kippur help us focus on the future and on making a change?
Boundless Love
Cold-blooded, fanatical, baseless, relentless hatred can be uprooted from its core only by saturating our world with pure, undiscriminating, unyielding love and acts of kindness.
The Best Songwriter
G-d willing more people will realize that prayer is a powerful spiritual drug.
Holy Meshugene
As I got older and matured, however, I came to appreciate that we Jews carry out mitzvos with simplicity for no other reason than the fact that Hashem commanded us to in His Torah.
Tell The World: The Land Belongs to Bnei Yisrael
By us learning Torah, the world will see that there is a Hashem and that He is righteous.
The War In Ukraine – Let’s Be Focused
‘If you see countries bickering with one another, wait for the coming of Moshiach.’ – Bereishis Rabbah
1 Million Shoes Saved, 1 Million Lives Destroyed
Reflections from Rabbi Sacks’ following his first visit to Auschwitz in 1995
The Ethic Of Holiness
This week’s Torah portion marks the first time we encounter the idea of a hereditary elite within the Jewish people
The Right Choice On Pesach
By giving him a hug and being friendly to him, he brought the man closer to Torah and mitzvos. Today he has five children who follow the path of Torah.
The Days Of Repentance
G-d is merciful and loves his children more than we can understand. He isn’t interested in punishing just because we did wrong.
Appreciation: A High School Reunion
Who looked for wisdom? Who sat so quietly in class taking in every word that the rabbi was trying to teach us?
The Cup Of Hope
The 5th cup is supported by a 5th expression of Deliverance: “And I will bring you to the land..."
Looking Up
Look down at the difficulties and you can give way to despair. The only way to sustain energy, individual or collective, is to turn our gaze up toward the far horizon of hope.
The Revolution That Began With The Akeida
The test was not whether Abraham would sacrifice his son but whether he would give him over to G-d.
A Purim Nes
He was used to my premonitions. So I called my labor coach she said she would bring her car close to where I was staying.
Take A Breather (Part II)
Rabbeinu Yonah notes that the nefesh and ruach represent man’s instinct for thriving and surviving in a physical or material way.
Attending Bais Yaakov: The Answer To My Wish
I was about 11 years old and crying on the front steps of the Bluzhever Rebbe's house. It was the late 40s, and the Rebbe had recently arrived. He miraculously survived the Nazi inferno, but lost his wife and children.
The Misplaced Jacket That Protected My Daughter
Minutes after my son and daughter left for school – it’s a ten-minute walk from our house – my son came running back to the house, all upset.
Decidedly Mixed Emotions
Instead of completing my online purchase within a few minutes once we arrived, I was dismayed to encounter any number of unfamiliar error messages, particularly the warning of potential credit card fraud.
The Pursuit Of Meaning
From the perspective of eternity we may sometimes be overwhelmed by a sense of our own insignificance. We are no more than a speck of dust on the surface of infinity. Yet we are here because G-d wanted us to be, because there is a task He wants us to perform. The search for meaning is the quest for this task.
The Cycle Of Life Continues
My family always found an open and warm welcome when they flew in for a family simcha, but now due to Hashem’s goodness and kindness I am now living in close proximity to several of my children.
Gratitude – Hakarat Hatov
All of us go through challenges in our lives. One can just let one’s imagination run wild wondering how many tests and challenges a person might experience in the course of 20 years.
Two Sides Of The Same Coin
During The Three Weeks between 17 Tammuz and Tisha B’Av, as we recall the destruction of the Temples, we read three of the most searing passages in the prophetic literature, the first two from the opening of the book of Jeremiah, the third, next week, from the first chapter of Isaiah.
Working For The Real Boss
The conditions at the school Devorah was employed at were great. Perhaps she too would be privileged to finally find her calling.
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