Why Bad Things Happen To Good People?
Every time there is a fatal accident, or when a child, a young man or a young woman passes away, we wonder why God...
The house of mourning (Bet haAbel)
1. Once the burial ceremony ends, the mourners come back to their house. Usually, the house of mourning is the house of the deceased,...
Gaining the respect of those who practice a different religion
In this week's Parasha we find Abraham, our first patriarch, in a long conversation with the Hittites, one of the peoples who lived in...
Cohanim in the Cementery
1. The Cohanim males can enter a cemetery but cannot get close to a grave or a dead body. They must keep a distance...
DO PRAYERS WORK?
We prayed together, we cried, and we begged the Almighty with thousands of Tehilim. We prayed with our words, with our hearts and with...
The end of the burial ceremony
1. After the qeri’a is performed, the officiant reads the prayer Patach Elyahu hanabi. Then, when the burial is completed and the sign with...
KADDISH DEHU ATID
This Kaddish is said by the mourners at the cemetery, at the end of the burial ceremony.
The burial ceremony.
At the moment of creation of man the Almighty announced "Let us make man on our image and likeness." This plural form (Let “us”...
The funeral
The body is taken, from the Hospital, hospice or home where the person died, to the funeral home. In the funeral home, in preparation...
WHEN DOES THE BURIAL TAKE PLACE?
Our Torah indicates that burial must take place as close as possible to the moment of death. To leave the body without burial once...
THE MOMENT OF DEATH
When the pulse of his life stops, the human body –carrier of the soul– must be treated with the utmost respect and honor. The...
The Last Days Of Donald Trump
WHAT DID THE NAZIS DO DURING THEIR LAST DAYS IN POWER?One of the most shocking movies I have seen is called "The Last Days"...
Rabbi Obadia Yosef z”l. On The Seventh Anniversary Of His Passing.
PASSION FOR STUDYING Today marks the seventh anniversary of the passing of Rabbi Obadia Yosef z”l, who died at the age of 93. Rabbi...
GENESIS 1:27: Male and Female He Created Them
"And God created man in His image .... male and female He created them" Genesis 1:27
The first thing we should notice in this verse is...
GENESIS 1:27. The Natural And The Divine In The Human Race
We will begin to analyze today the text that deals with the creation of the first human beings. Genesis 1:27 "And God created man...
GENESIS 1:27: Androgyny and Polygamy in the Tora
ויברא אלוקים את-האדם בצלמו, בצלם אלוקים ברא אותו, זכר ונקבה, ברא אותם
"And God created the human being in His image. In the image of...
GENESIS 1:27: The Bible vs. Sesame Street
The Tora shows that the Creator divided humanity into two genders: male and female. We can also see that in the Tora the differences...
GENESIS 1:21 Creation, reproduction and re-creation of life
INTRODUCTION: The topic “Sexuality and Judaism” is delicate and complex. It is usually reserved for private discussions. Before marrying, every Jewish observant person, male...
How to celebrate Simchat Tora in times of COVID19?
By rabbanit Coty BittonOne of the most beautiful memories of my childhood in Melilla, Spain, is that of the weddings celebration. All weddings were...
