Rabbi Abraham Antebi (1765-1858) and the earthquake that devastated Aleppo
Rabbi Abraham Antebi ז"ל was born in Aleppo (Aram Tzoba), Syria, in 1765. He was a descent of Jews expelled from Spain who settled...
ESTHER 2:7 Mordekhai’s Moral Character
"אַשְׁרֵי שֹׁמְרֵי מִשְׁפָּט זה מרדכי
עֹשֵׂה צְדָקָה בְכָל עֵת שגדל יתומה בתוך ביתו
In one of his best books, "Intellectuals", the famous historian Paul Johnson describes...
ESTHER 2:5 The Last Jew of Shushan
איש יהודי היה בשושן הבירה
We are approaching Purim, the day we celebrate the miraculous salvation of our people in the days of the Persian...
AMIDA, FOURTEENTH BERAKHA: Jerusalem, a city and its soul
תשכון בתוך ירושלים עירך כאשר דיברת
Restore Your presence to Yerushalayim, Your city, as you have promised,
And may the Throne of David, Your servant, soon...
AMIDA, THIRTEENTH BERAKHA: Protect those who protect us
על הצדיקים ועל החסידים
Grant Your compassion, HaShem our God, to the righteous and to the pious,
To the survivors of Your people Israel, (to their...
AMIDA, TWELFTH BERAKHA: Protect Us from Treason and Betrayal
למינים ולמלשינים אל תהי תקווה
"Let there be no hope for heretics and traitors ..."
The Amida was composed around the Fifth Century before the common...
AMIDA, ELEVENTH BERAKHA: The End of a Broken Judicial System
השיבה שופטינו כבראשונה
Restore our judges as at the beginning, and our political leaders as in the old times,
And remove from us suffering...
AMIDA, TENTH BERAKHA: Jewish People or Jewish Religion?
תקע בשופר גדול לחרותינו
Let the great shofar which will announce our freedom be heard.
And raise a mast to gather our exiles.
And make us return,...
AMIDA, NINTH BERAKHA: The Benefits and Risks of Material Abundance
ברך עלינו...את השנה הזאת
Bless HaShem our God, of this year and all the produce for good.
Grant the dew and the rain for...
AMIDA, EIGHTH BERAKHA: A Prayer for Good Health and Healing
רְפָאֵנוּ ה' וְנֵרָפֵא, הוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ וְנִוָּשֵׁעָה, כִּי תְהִלָּתֵנוּ אָתָּה
Heal us, HaShem, and we will be healed, save us and we will be saved, because You...
