Chaye Sara – THE TRAIT OF EQUANIMITY Hishtavut HanefeshTHE TRAIT OF EQUANIMITY Hishtavut Hanefesh Our Parasha opens with the following verse: “And Sarah was a hundred and twenty seven years old; these were the…
It was the year 1550 and we were persecuted and poor. In the Cracow ghetto there was one rich Jew whose name was Yossele. He was rich, but he was…
“For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of Hashem, to do justice and judgment; that Hashem…
Noah-The Tower of BabelThe Tower of Babel Regarding the Tower of Babel, the Torah states:“And they said, ‘Come, Let us build a city and a tower with its top in Heaven,…
The challenge of the story of NoahWhen God tells Noah of the impending world-wide flood that will destroy humanity, instead of pleading with God to save his generation or undertaking…
Sukkat Shalom=Sukkah of Peace “Sukkah of Peace“ Every Friday and Yom Tov night we recite: “… Hapores sukkat shalom aleinu v’al kol amo Yisroel V’al Yerushalyim – [God] spreads His canopy of peace (“sukkat shalom“)…
The Rise of Moses and Fall of Noah“R. Berechia said: Moses is more special than Noah. Noah moved from the status of “a righteous man” (6, 9) to “a man…
Chanukah-We are mehadrinChanukah We are mehadrin“What is the reason for Chanukah? For our Rabbis taught: On the twenty-fifth day of Kislev the eight days of Chanukah begin, during which lamentation for…
G-d made several worlds before ours, but He destroyed them all,because He was pleased with none until He created ours!“..And there was evening [the Hebrew can be read to suggest…
PITY THOSE WHO NEVER GOT THE WORDSThe world was created in ten utterances.(Pirkei Avot Ethics of the Father, Chapter 5-1). On the first day of creation God simply spoke and said,…
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