VIDEO: Yom Kippur for Kids (part 2)
Fasting in Yom Kippur.
Tefila of Yom Kippur.
Who should fast and who should not?
Children and fasting.
Wearing non-leather shoes.
VIP: What should we learn from the story...
VIDEO: Yom Kippur for Kids (Part 1)
https://youtu.be/5iOd60GB-Q8
What is Teshuba and what are the steps that we should follow?
Learning to apologize.
There is nothing wrong with saying, "I was wrong".
The power of...
ROSH HASHANA: The call of the Shofar
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We and the Shofar
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Marriage and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
Recently, thank God, I set up one of the spaces in my house to use as an office. Now I have more comfort for...
SUMMARY OF BERESHIT
The first section of the Tora, Bereshit, describes the creation of the world and humanity. It starts with the story of how HaShem created...
The Meaning of Tashlikh
מי אל כמוך נשא עון ועבר על פשע לשארית נחלתו לא החזיק לעד אפו כי חפץ חסד הוא ישוב ירחמנו יכבש עונתינו ושליך במצלות...
SUMMARY OF KI TABO
GRATITUDE
The first thing that our Parasha mentions is the commandment of the Bikurim, that is, bringing the first fruits that are harvested, to the...
Rabbi Ya’aqob Meir (1856-1939) First Sephardic Chief Rabbi Of Israel
Rabbi Ya’aqob Meir (his original last name was “Mercado”) was born in Jerusalem in 1856. He was the son of a very successful and...
SUMMARY OF KI TETSE
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KI TETSE: To forgive or not to forgive?
MISHNE TORA, HILKHOT TESHUBA: Chapter 2, Halacha 10.
"It is forbidden for a Yehudi to be cruel and refuse to forgive. Rather, one should be...
KI TETSE: Death by procrastination
ואחר כן תבוא אליה…ולקחת לך לאשהרש”י :לא דברה תורה אלא כנגד יצר הרע
WAR CRIMESThroughout human history, the military leaders of all the peoples of...
SHOFETIM and PARENTING: The Game of Teshuba
By Rabbanit Coty Bittón
שופטים ושוטרים תתן לך
The Hakhamim of Musar noticed a very important message in the first Pasuq of our Parasha, something related...
EQEB: The perils of material success
40 years after leaving Egypt and slavery the children of Israel are ready to enter into the promised land. There is one small...
EQEB: Nessim’s biggest reward (based on real life events)
Should we observe the Tora and its commandments, expecting a material reward?
This week's Parasha seems to respond affirmatively to this question. The second part...
TU BEAB: What do we celebrate today?
עוד ישמע בערי יהודה ובחוצות ירושלם קול ששון קול שמחה קול חתן קול כלה
We have left behind a mourning period for the Bet haMiqdash,...
What Tragic Events We Remember On The 9th of Ab?
This coming Saturday night, August 6th and Sunday August 7th, we will commemorate Tish'a beAb, the Jewish National Day of Mourning.
Our rabbis mentioned five...
I ❤️ ISRAEL: Bread and Jerusalem
One of the deepest spiritual experiences I have in Israel has to do ironically with food. More specifically, eating a meal with bread, something...
I ❤️ ISRAEL: The Western Wall and Aladdin’s Lamp Syndrome
JERUSALEM, BEFORE SUNSET
For the past week, I have been in Bak'a, a beautiful neighborhood in Jerusalem. Last Shabbat, my wife and I decided to...
BALAQ: Moshe’s Humility vs Bilam’s Arrogance
WHO WAS BILAM?
Although one of the Perashiot we read this week is named after the King of Moab, Balaq, the main protagonist is a...
