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
זכריה ח' 5-4
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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...
A Powerful Lesson From the Maror
Rabban Gamliel indicates that "Maror" is one of the three central concepts we should pass on to our children in the Seder, along with...
PESACH: From Prosperity To Assimilation In Egypt
ובני ישראל פרו וישרצו וירבו ויעצמו במאוד מאוד ותמלא הארץ אותם
“And the children of Israel increased, and they multiplied profusely, they grew, and they...
PESAH: Why Matza?
In just a few days, on Wednesday, April 5th, in the evening, we will begin the celebration of Pesach. As mentioned below, there are...
Handmade Matzot vs. Machine Made Matzot
ALL MATZOT ARE MADE EQUAL
in terms of their composition (flour, water, and a process that takes less than 18 minutes) and for centuries all...
PSYCHOLOGICAL CHAMETS
In just a few more days, on the night of Wednesday, April 5th, we will begin the celebration of Pesach. As mentioned below, there...
A New Pharaoh, Yosef and Abraham Lincoln
וַיָּ֥קָם מֶֽלֶךְ־חָדָ֖שׁ עַל־מִצְרָ֑יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־יָדַ֖ע אֶת־יוֹסֵֽף
A new king arose over Egypt, who did not recognize Joseph.
Shemot, Exodus, 1:8
We have already explained (Exodus 1: 7)...
