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)...
Medication and non-edible products
Products that are not edible, such as cosmetics, glues, shampoos, deodorants, soaps, detergents, and other cleaning products, may be kept in possession or used...
ZAKHOR. Antisemitism does not stop: it must be stopped
The Shabbat that precedes Purim is called Shabbat zakhor (= Remember!). This Shabbat we take out two Sefarim, one for the weekly Parasha, this...
