TENTH OF TEBET: Ezra haSofer and the return of the Jews...
Tomorrow, Thursday January 1st, we will observe the Tenth of Tebet, a fast day which remind us of three tragic events (see here). One...
The Tenth of Tebet. What is the Septuagint?
This coming Thursday, January 1st, we will observe the Tenth of Tebet, a fast day which remind us of three tragic events. The main...
The AL HANISIM prayer
At the end of the year 167 b.c.e approximately in December, by order of Antiochus IV Epiphanes, King of Syria and so ruler of...
EMUNA: “Abinu”, Abraham’s revolution
Last week we explained that one of the names we use to referring to HaShem is ABINU, our father. We said that Yesha'ayah, the...
Rabbi Hasday Crescas (1340-1411)
Rabbi Hasday Crescas (1340-1411) was born in Barcelona, Spain in the winter of 1340. He was a rabbi, a philosopher and a statesman. A...
TEHILIM # 06: Feeling close to HaShem
Rabbi David Qimhi explains (6:1) that David haMelekh composed this Psalm of Tehilim at a time that he was very sick. From the very...
EMUNA: ABINU, our Father
The names by which we call or refer to HaShem have much to teach us about our Emuna. First it's worth noting that by...
Rabbi Hayim Abulafia (1660-1744), founder of modern Tiberias
The Abulafia family is considered one of the most famous Sephardic families of Castila, Spain, and according to their own traditions, they are descendants...
MAIMONIDES on Ba’ale Teshuba and verbal abuse
In the Seventh chapter of Hilkhot Teshuba Maimonides discusses the tremendous merit of doing Teshuba. He also discusses the status of the "penitent" or...
TEHILIM # 05: When a Jewish King prays
Like Israel today, David haMelekh had many enemies. Virtually in every border of his kingdom. David fought against the Syrians in the north and...
