BEHAR: Colombian Universities and the Sabatical Year
In this week's Parasha we find a very interesting Mitsva, Shemita, or in English Sabbatical year. This means that the in the land of...
Honoring Parents as Heroes, a Biblical revolution
We all know the importance of the Mitsva of honoring and respecting our parents. What is perhaps less known is the historical context in...
Showing Honor and Providing Care for Our Aging Parents
The rabbis of the Talmud examined the matter of honoring our parents in special circumstances. We will now explore one of these cases. ...
What did Ezekiel see?
הִנֵּה אֲנִי פֹתֵחַ אֶת-קִבְרוֹתֵיכֶם וְהַעֲלֵיתִי אֶתְכֶם מִקִּבְרוֹתֵיכֶם עַמִּי; וְהֵבֵאתִי אֶתְכֶם, אֶל-אַדְמַת יִשְׂרָאֵל
יחזקאל ל"ז
This is a very symbolic week, a week that represents...
The first Jewish Spies of the State of Israel
יעקב בוקאי ז"ל
Tonight and tomorrow, we commemorate "Yom haZikaron”, Israel’s Memorial Day. We remember the heroes of Israel: soldiers, spies, and martyrs who sacrificed...
Nissim Ginni, 10 years old, the youngest fallen soldier of the...
THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
Yom haAtzmaut celebrates the Declaration of Independence of Israel on May 14, 1948. But that declaration of Independence was the...
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
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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...
