Rav Aryeh Levin, 50 Years Later
“Once, when I was a child in Jerusalem, I couldn’t restrain myself and asked him: ‘Is it true that you are one of the lamedvav (36) tzadikim?’... R’ Aryeh smiled and replied with one word: ‘Sometimes.’
Israel’s First Elections – A Remarkable Memory
“After 2,000 or more years of exile, you could say that from the six days of Creation until this day, we have not merited to see a day like this, that we are holding elections in a Jewish state. Shehechiyanu! Blessed is the One that kept us alive and sustained us and brought us to this day!" When Torah meets democracy.
Ignorance as Bliss: He Thought The Temple Still Stood
Though I have heard many explanations about the meaning of this day ( Tisha B'Av)– senseless hatred and violence, ignorance and alienation – I had never heard anything like the explanation I received this week:}
Rabbi Landau: How To Prepare For Pesach
According to Chassidus, the general redemption needed to be preceded by personal redemptions from every single person. That is, every person should prepare himself to be redeemed from all the elements that hinder his life
A Culture Of Death
A picture is worth a thousand words...
We Are All Missionaries
This week's parshah teaches us that there is almost no such thing as objectivity. We are all subjective. All of us speak from our own world of values.
I Want It Now!
Tu B'Shevat is a reminder once a year of the most important commodities: patience, continued labor, investment, devotion.
Why Do Lubavitchers Do It?
What motivates Chabad emissaries? Yitzchak's work is also our work – to dig wells. To believe that under the dirt and dust and all the layers, there is clear, sweet water. Even if someone seems indifferent, distant, and cynical – even wicked – that is just an outer shell. Inside there is a soul, there is life.
Landing After Sukkot
Wishing you a great start to a great new year. Shana Tova!
We, Too, Have A Dream
Jacob's dream revealed to us that there is another dimension: a vertical one, a spiritual, hidden, top-down one, which we do not see.
Aphorisms To Live By
Tuesday was the 23rd yahrzeit of Rabbi Moshe Tzvi Neriah, founder of the Bnei Akiva yeshivot, educator, revolutionary, author, Rabbi Kook's disciple, and Israel Prize laureate. Here are just a few phrases from the great legacy that he left:
Be Honest, Seek Truth
"The first man, Adam, whose greatness is unfathomable, nevertheless raised Cain, the first murderer. In contrast, Terach, who was an idol worshiper, raised Avraham, the founder of our nation and the one who established faith in One G-d. How can this be?"
There’s Nothing Profound About Melancholy
Rebbetzin Yemima Mizrachi: "We live in a joy-challenged society. Today, joy must be learned. It is precisely joy, which everyone treats lightly, that requires serious consideration on our part."
Envy Will Bury You Alive
Parshat Korach reminds us that seeing the good we have, and not coveting the good others have, is more urgent than almost anything else.
‘Wings Of Spirit’
Rav Kook's gift for the days of Elul.
Image Worship
The myth of Narcissus is not a myth at all-127 people have died worshiping their own image.
It’s Not About You
Wishing that everyone will be remembered for life.
Tips In His Pocket
An inspired and inspiring list of "SHOULDS" for Elul--and the whole year
The Calf Vs. Torah
All that's gold does not glitter-in truth
Sincerity Melts Walls
In Vayigash, Yehudah teaches us what attitude we should have in life: Sincerity
‘Tweets’ From The Kotzker
Long before social media posts and tweets, the Kotzker delivered messages in short, bite-size form. Here are just a few of his gems
True Leadership
Moshe was a stutterer and did not look for a leadership role, but he proved that one can lead even without charisma – through the power of faith, prayer, and a sense of mission.
Loving One’s Fellow
A gem from the Or HaChaim, one of the greatest Torah commemorated, whose 275th yahrzeit was last week
On Rav Steinman And Tooting One’s Own Horn
It has been one year since the passing of Rabbi Aharon Leib Shteinman at the age of 104, on Chanukah Eve. Many stories were...
The Prince’s Visit
The highlight of Prince William's visit to Israel is he merited to be the first British royal to make an official visit to Israel.
Yichus Is Not Enough
Great loss to Israel and the Yemenite community.
Tips To Be Miserable
To avoid misery, read the 6-steps to misery--and completely side-step these landmines
Forcing Israeli Athletes To Choose
Sports or Judaism--two top athletes made the right decision
The Last Sobibor Survivor
Simjon Rosenfeld, 96 years old, was the last survivor of the Sobibor death camp. In a camp in which 150,000 Jews were murdered, he and his friend managed to kill 11 SS people and escape. Most of the rebels were caught and murdered. Simjon survived, until yesterday.
The Kaliv Rebbe’s Legacy
Since he was saved,the Kaliver Rebbe said Shema Yisrael thousands of times in front of wide, varied
audiences. In the prayer book that he published, he added this verse at the end of the prayer in memory of those who died in the Holocaust.
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