TEHILIM # 02: Israel, a newborn baby
ה ' אָמַר אֵלַי בְּנִי אַתָּה אֲנִי, הַיּוֹם יְלִדְתִּיךָ
This Mizmor was composed by King David at the beginning of his kingdom. All the kings...
TEHILIM # 124: Saved, from the tunnels of death
I was thinking about the war in Gaza and the terror tunnels that Israel has recently discovered. This discovery, and a (failed) terror operation...
AMIDA (Berakha 17) Prayers or sacrifices?
This blessing, birkat ha'aboda, inaugurates the third section of the Amida known as hoda-a, 'gratitude'.
Here, we express our gratitude to God for having chosen...
Can we lie to avoid embararsement?
The Tora instructs us to stick to the truth and stay away from lies. In some exceptional cases, however, the Rabbis acknowledged that...
Mi Casa Es Tu Casa
The Mishna describes four patterns of generosity / selfishness.
When somebody says:
1.What is mine is yours and what is yours is mine. Nonsense.
2.What is yours...
Rabbi Hayim Habib (1882-1945)
Rabbi Hayim Habib was born in the city of Salonica (aka Saloniki, or Thessaloniki), Greece, in 1882. His father was a Dayan (Rabbinical judge),...
SHALOM BAYIT: Complain more. Criticize less.
Conflicts and disagreement are inevitable in any healthy long term relationship. Marriage is no exception. Each of us has his or her...
TEHILIM # 01 True happiness and strong trees
In this Psalm David haMelekh explains that for a Jew the pursue of happiness begins by avoiding the company of bad or shallow people....
Rabbi Shaul haLevi Mortera (1596-1660)
Rabbi Shaul haLevi Mortera was born in Venice, Italy, in 1596. He was a descendent of Portuguese Jews. In 1616 Rabbi Mortera escorted the...
Pirqe Abot, 2:8: Rabbi Magriso on overeating
He used to say "the more meat the more maggots".
In this Mishna we are taught that excess in the satisfaction of our...
