TESHUBA and Chutzpa
The rabbis consider 'shame' (busha) as one of the three components of the Jewish ethico-genetical makeup. Together with the practice of benevolence (gemilut hasadim)...
TESHUBA, in front of a camera
"What is considered a perfect act of repentance? When one is faced with the same opportunity to repeat the original transgression, but...
TEHILIM # 144: A Psalm from the battlefiled
Today, I want to write about a very special Psalm, which I think is very appropriate for a time when our sons and brothers,...
THE THREE WEEKS
As we have explained (see this), on the 17th of Tamuz of the year 68 of the CE, after many months of siege, the...
What happened on the 17th of Tamuz?
This coming Tuesday, July 15th, we will commemorate the 17th of Tamuz, a fast-day.
Five tragedies happened to the Jewish people on this day.
1. The...
Rabbi Yishma’el haCohen (1723-1811)
Rabbi Yishma'el haCohen was born in the city of Modena, Italy, in 1723. He was considered the most important rabbi (poseq) of his generation...
PARENTING: Time to say goodbye
אמרו עליו על ריב"ז שלא הקדימו אדם שלום מעולם ואפילו נכרי בשוקIt was said of Rabban Yochanan ben Zakai that no one ever preceded...
Rabbi Menashe Setton (ca. 1810-1876)
Rabbi Menashe Setton ( סתהון , also Sittehon or Sutton) was born in Aram Soba (Aleppo) Syria. He was a great Tora scholar, well...
TEHILIM # 03, Our prayer in times of darkness
In this Psalm David haMelekh prays to God to save him from the hand of his enemies.
ה' מָה-רַבּוּ צָרָי רַבִּים, קָמִים עָלָי.
David recognizes that...
AMIDA (Berakha 19) The blessing of Peace
ברכת הקב"ה היא שלום, שנאמר ה' יברך את עמו בשלום
The last berakha of the 'amida, sim shalom, is the blessing in which we ask...
