TAZRIA-METSORA: How to improve your quality of life
This Shabbat, we will read two sections of the Torah: Tazria and Metzora. One of the most discussed topics in these two sections is...
What did Zekharia see?
כֹּה אָמַר ה' צְבָאוֹת: עֹד יֵשְׁבוּ זְקֵנִים וּזְקֵנוֹת בִּרְחֹבוֹת יְרוּשָׁלִָם, וְאִישׁ מִשְׁעַנְתּוֹ בְּיָדוֹ מֵרֹב יָמִים. וּרְחֹבוֹת הָעִיר יִמָּלְאוּ יְלָדִים וִילָדוֹת מְשַׂחֲקִים בִּרְחֹבֹתֶיהָ
זכריה ח' 5-4
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AMIDA Elokai Netsor, praying for your own good behavior
The 'Amida technically ends with the nineteenth and final blessing, Sim Shalom. However, before concluding the 'Amida, we recite the "Elo-hay, netsor..." prayer, which...
Yom HaShoah: How I Became a Witness of the Holocaust
On Monday night, the eve of the 27th of Nisan, we will begin the commemoration of Yom haShoah, the day on which we remember...
A Powerful Lesson From the Maror
Rabban Gamliel indicates that "Maror" is one of the three central concepts we should pass on to our children in the Seder, along with...
PESACH: From Prosperity To Assimilation In Egypt
ובני ישראל פרו וישרצו וירבו ויעצמו במאוד מאוד ותמלא הארץ אותם
“And the children of Israel increased, and they multiplied profusely, they grew, and they...
PESAH: Why Matza?
In just a few days, on Wednesday, April 5th, in the evening, we will begin the celebration of Pesach. As mentioned below, there are...
Handmade Matzot vs. Machine Made Matzot
ALL MATZOT ARE MADE EQUAL
in terms of their composition (flour, water, and a process that takes less than 18 minutes) and for centuries all...
PSYCHOLOGICAL CHAMETS
In just a few more days, on the night of Wednesday, April 5th, we will begin the celebration of Pesach. As mentioned below, there...
A New Pharaoh, Yosef and Abraham Lincoln
וַיָּ֥קָם מֶֽלֶךְ־חָדָ֖שׁ עַל־מִצְרָ֑יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־יָדַ֖ע אֶת־יוֹסֵֽף
A new king arose over Egypt, who did not recognize Joseph.
Shemot, Exodus, 1:8
We have already explained (Exodus 1: 7)...
Medication and non-edible products
Products that are not edible, such as cosmetics, glues, shampoos, deodorants, soaps, detergents, and other cleaning products, may be kept in possession or used...
ZAKHOR. Antisemitism does not stop: it must be stopped
The Shabbat that precedes Purim is called Shabbat zakhor (= Remember!). This Shabbat we take out two Sefarim, one for the weekly Parasha, this...
Shabbat And Cellphones
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.
Addiction to electronic devices is a growing concern in our modern society because...
My opinion on Israel and the end of democracy
SMOKE SCREEN?
Our beloved State of Israel is currently experiencing a deep crisis: weekly demonstrations against the government, media hysteria, and even threats of military...
What should we do with our Broken Tablets?
אמר רבי יהושע בן לוי לבניו: הזהרו בזקן ששכח תלמודו מחמת אונסו, שלוחות ושברי לוחות מונחים בארון
ברכות דף ח
THE GOLDEN CALF
In this week’s Parasha...
Purim and the Shoah
DEATH SENTENCE
Purim took place in the year 474 BCE, which corresponds to the 12th year of the Persian Emperor Ahasuerus or Xerxes. At that...
Rabbi Yom Tob Tsahalon, Purim and the First Book Ever Printed...
EARLY LIFE
Rabbi Yom Tob ben Moshe Tsahalon (1559-1619), also known by his acronym מהריט" ץ, was a student of Rabbi Moshe of Tirani (the...
TETZAVE: The Cohen Gadol and the Responsibility of Wearing a Jewish...
A BRIEF HISTORY OF MORALITY
The first time the Tora refers to clothing, using the most generic word Kutonet, is in the context of creation....
Israel’s Supreme Court and the Upcoming Judicial Reform
As a general rule, I tend to steer clear of political issues, but today I'm making an exception. The reason is simple: what's happening...
The Extraordinarily Sad Story of the 10th of Tebet
THE WARNINGS OF JEREMIAS
The fast of the 10th of Tebet reminds us of the siege to Yerushalayim (Jerusalem), the first step that led to...
