Praying in English or in Hebrew?
Previously, we discussed the importance of understanding what we are saying when we pray. I explained that the words of the Tefila (Jewish prayer) were...
Praying With Understanding
מצוות צריכות כוונה
Jewish Sages debated widely the subject of the mental state that a person must have —or achieve—when he or she is fulfilling...
Two books by the same Author
I always felt a great interest for science, especially for everything related to Creation (BERESHIT): the origins of the universe, the origin of life...
Halloween y Abraham Abinu
Halloween o “Noche de brujas” es una festividad que se celebra en EEUU y otros países del mundo la noche del 31 de Octubre....
SHABBAT PROJECT: Disconnecting from a virtual life
Imagine the video-recording of one normal day of our lives: How long that movie would show us in front of some kind of screen:...
CREATION and SCIENCE: The age of the Earth
Another coincidence between science and Tora, that relates to the "evolution" and "age" of planet earth, can be seen in a verse from the...
CREATION and SCIENCE: Two books by the same Author
I always felt a great interest for science, especially for everything related to Creation (BERESHIT): the origins of the universe, the origin of life...
SUKKOT: A Sukka in a Mexican Inquisition Jail (September 1603)
Throughout our history, we Jews have overcome all type of obstacles to observe the Mitsva of Sukka. And perhaps one of the most striking...
ROSH HASHANA 5778: Why Do We Blow the Shofar?
The most important Mitsva of Rosh haShana is listening to the voice of the Shofar. The Tora does not mention the reasons for the...
7 LEVELS OF TESHUBA: Is It Ever Too Late to Repent?...
חטאות נעורי ופשעי אל תזכר
כחסדך זכר לי אתה למען טובך ה
What happens when you repent of the sins of your youth? When, at the...
5. Repenting after suffering
בצר לך ומצאוך כל הדברים האלה באחרית
הימים ושבת עד ה’ אלקיך ושמעת בקלו
We are analyzing the 7 levels of Teshuba, repentance, formulated by Rabbi...
Repentance and security cameras
We have explained that according to Rabbi Isaac Abohab, in his book Menorat haMaor, there are seven levels of Teshuba. That is, different circumstances...
Don Isaac Abarbanel and Barcelona’s terror attack
Why Spain? Why specifically Barcelona? Why “La Rambla”? Why attack with a van? These questions abound. But, why do these Islamic terrorists attack and kill...
9 of Ab: Pregnant women and other exemptions for the day...
In the aftermath of the destruction of the Bet-haMiqdash the Prophets of Israel established that the 9th of Ab will be declared a Day...
6. Why Jerusalem was destroyed?
The main reason for which our Bet-haMiqdash was destroyed was the animosity and divisions among the Jews. The development of these internal conflicts is...
7. Judea, free from Rome (years 66-68 of the common era).
While the Jewish revolt against Rome culminated with the destruction of our Bet haMiqdash, it also demonstrated the courage and determination of the Jews...
5. Tisha beAb and the Great Rebellion of 66 (CE)
Yesterday we explained that by the middle of the first century of the common era, the Jews lived under the Roman Empire. The Romans...
3. Jews under Rome and Caligula (37-44 CE)
Last week we explained how it happened that Judea (יהודה = Israel) ceased to be an independent state and was first transformed into a...
The Creation of Woman (Gen. 2:21-22)
As we explained last time, man unlike animals, was initially created alone, without a female mate. When man, Adam, sees the animals he realizes...
“It is not good for man to be alone” (Gen. 2:18)
לא טוב היות אדם לבדו
"It is not good for man to be alone ..." Genesis 2:18
In the second chapter of Bereshit (Genesis) the Tora...
