SHABBAT TABLE: Peace keeping forces
Today is the 26th of Av, 5770
Is Shabbat part of the ‘weekend’? Is Shabbat there to rest and recharge our batteries, to keep working...
Some common NON-Kosher fish
24th of Av, 5770Besides shellfish (shrimps, oysters, lobsters, etc) what other ‘popular’ fish are non Kosher and why?Examples of non-kosher fish:Catfish – it...
Praying ‘ exclusively’ to God
23rd day of Av, 5770God is the only one whom we may serve, praise, and whom we may pray to. Praying to anything or...
HONORING ONE’S PARENTS: The difference between ‘respect’ and ‘honor’.
Today is the 22nd of Av, 5770In The Torah there are two Mitzvot which regulate children/parents relationship. The first one is kabbed et abikha...
THE SHABBAT TABLE. (Part 1) Friday night dinner and Parenting
Today is the 19th of Av, 5770
"A core predictor of which families produce children who grow up to be described as "mentchen" (decent and...
What makes a fish ‘Kosher’?
17th of Av, 5770The Torah says that fish or any creature that lives in the water must have both scales (kaskekset) and fins...
TEFILA and HUMBLENESS
16th of Av, 5770I've got a few new books in Israel. One of them is BET ELOKIM written by Rabbi Moshe ben Yosef Miterany...
TU BEAV: The happy side of the month of Av…
Today is the 15thof Av
The Talmud in Masekhet Taanit says that today, Tu BeAv, the 15thof the month of Av is one of the...
Snapshot of Israel
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Middleeastweb/snapshot/Israel.htm
I took this picture 3 days ago. Anything special? Just children playing, right? Not so fast...
I'm in the Old City of Jerusalem on a...
Torah thoughts from Yerushalaim: THE PALACE.
Today is the 24th of Tamuz, 5770 These days I'm reading More Nebukhim, 'Maimonides Guide of Perplexed'. In the third section of the book,...
