TEHILIM # 01 True happiness and strong trees
In this Psalm David haMelekh explains that for a Jew the pursue of happiness begins by avoiding the company of bad or shallow people....
Rabbi Shaul haLevi Mortera (1596-1660)
Rabbi Shaul haLevi Mortera was born in Venice, Italy, in 1596. He was a descendent of Portuguese Jews. In 1616 Rabbi Mortera escorted the...
Pirqe Abot, 2:8: Rabbi Magriso on overeating
He used to say "the more meat the more maggots".
In this Mishna we are taught that excess in the satisfaction of our...
PIRQE ABOT, Rabbi Eliezer on character assassination
...המלבין פני חבירו ברבים... אע"פ שיש בידו תורה ומעשים טוביםאין לו חלק לעולם הבאRabbi Eliezer from the city of Modi'in says in Pirqe Abot...
KOSHER MONEY: Loving HaShem with all your possessions
The economic life of a Jew, his attitude toward material assets, his ethical conduct in buying and selling, etc. should reflect the religious values...
Rabbi Isaac Cardoso (1608-1687)
Rabbi Isaac Cardoso was a Jewish physician, philosopher and polemic writer. He was born as Fernando Cardoso into a marrano family in Beira, Portugal...
YOM HAATZMAUT: 66 years of reconciliation
The 5th of Iyar, or May 14th, 1948, was one of the greatest days in the history of the people of Israel. That day,...
YOM HAZIKARON: 23,169 z”l
Israel Independence Day, YOM HA'ATZMAUT, which will begin tonight, celebrates the anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel. Today, YOM HAZIKARON, the day...
JEWISH BUSINESS ETHICS: Introduction
"Many of us have a mistaken idea of what is within the compass or scope of our religious traditions. People know that lighting Hanukah...
Rabbi Menahem de Lonzano (d.1611)
It is not known when and where Rabbi Menahem ben Judah de Lonzano was born. Probably in Turkey or Italy. But we do know...
