Maimonides on habits formation
Today is the 15th day of Tebet, 5771Maimonides (Rambam) affirms in Hilkhot De'ot that we're all driven by habits. These habits are part of...
Yosef and the secrets of his success
YOSEF, THE MANAGER
Yosef was sold by his brothers and transported to the slave market in Egypt, where he was acquired by Potiphar, a minister...
TEHILIM # 113 (Halel): In which way WE, Jews, praise haShem?
Tehilim 113.
1. Praise HaShem. Praise HaShem, you His servants; praise the name of the HaShem.
2. Let the name of HaShem be praised, from now...
Rabbi Abraham Saba (1440-1508) and the Island of Alligators
Rabbi Abraham Saba was born in Castile, Spain, in 1440. When the Jews were expelled from Spain in 1492, there was no safe place...
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YERUSHALAYIM UNDER SIEGE
The Assyrian Emperor Sanherib began the siege of Jerusalem in the year 701aec. Before attacking the city he recommended King Hizqiyahu to...
Candle Lighting
Today is the 30th day of Shebat (Rosh Chodesh Adar), 5771
The Mitzvah of lighting the Shabbat candles is one of the special Mitzvot for...
Days of Fasting: 10 of Tebet (Part 1/3)
This coming Thursday, January 5th 2012, corresponds to the 10th. of Tebet, a fast day, which commemorates three tragedies that happened to the Jewish...
We and the Shofar
Rosh haShana is Yom haDin, the day of judgment. We explain that on this important day we must perceive the Synagogue as a court...
6. The Falling Of Betar, a 9th of Ab Story
אמרו חז"ל (איכה רבא פ"ב סי 'ה) על בן כוזיבא ואנשיו: ובשעה שהיו יוצאין למלחמה היו אומרים לא תסעוד ולא תסכיף
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Many children’s versions of Megillat Esther present the story with imaginative elements and colorful midrashic expansions that are appealing to young readers. However, this...
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I remember the first time heard the word "conscience" was when I was a kid and I discovered one of my favorite characters, "Jiminy...
12th PRINCIPLE: Was Yeshu the Messiah?
Today we'll talk a little more about the Messiah, and next week, BH, I will write on what Mishne Tora says about the "Messianic...
Rabbi Ya’aqob Meir (1856-1939) First Sephardic Chief Rabbi Of Israel
Rabbi Ya’aqob Meir (his original last name was “Mercado”) was born in Jerusalem in 1856. He was the son of a very successful and...
