An article from the Jerusalem Post: THINK AGAIN: A time for every purpose By Jonathan Rosenblum (October 19) The Shofar blasts that we sound after the morning prayers from the beginning of Elul are meant to arouse us from our spiritual slumber. This year, however, the wake-up calls
Read more →Maimonides tells us seven hundred years earlier; there can be no clearer sign of redemption than when the land begins to bloom. Watch the land and you’ll know when the end is near. The state of the land is a sign that the dawn of the Messianic
Read more →Read the following : Devarim 30 : 1-5 (A44 – 5) plus 7 Devarim 31 : 29 (A44 – 6) Devarim 32 : 5, 15-18, 19-25, 28-30, 36-43 (A45 : 1-4) Ramban on the end of Shiras Ha’azinu (A45 – 5) Ezekiel 38 : 7-9, 15 (A46
Read more →1. Bircat HaHamah – The Blessing on the Sun – Once every 28 years Since creation, there was only two times that the year we say Birkat HaHamah fell out on the 1st Day of Passover.The first was the year Hashem redeemed Israel form Egypt.The second was
Read more →Hi, my question is, When mashiach comes, what is right and what is wrong will be so obvious (this is what one of my teachers said), so in effect you will have less bichira, which means less sechar, which means a smaller portion in gan eden. If a main
Read more →Breishit 32 Going Down to Go Up: Yehuda & the Roots of Meshiach (Ch. 38-9) Ask: Who here would like to be meshiach, if they could? (Everyone should raise their hand; if not, prompt them further by asking: who here would like to be the one to fix up
Read more →(based on the teachings of Rav Yaakov Weinberg zt’l) At the very least, we should be hoping and anxiously anticipating returningto Israel when the Mashiach (Messiah) comes. We derive this from Maimonides(Laws of Kings 11:1) “Anyone who does not believe that the Messiah will comeor who does
Read more →In 1854, Rabbi Yehoshua Rokeach, the Belzer Rebbe, suffered from a succession of mysterious ailments. Although he was in much pain, he maintained a cheerful countenance on the outside. His chassidim, however, were greatly worried, not just because of the illnesses themselves, for they were all curable, but
Read more →King Tut’s Tomb* King Tut (Tutankhamun) was the only pharaoh whose tomb hadn’t yet been discovered by the end of the First World War. An English archaeologist named Howard Carter had spent several years looking for it with no luck. His digging expeditions had been paid for
Read more →King Tut’s Tomb* King Tut (Tutankhamun) was the only pharaoh whose tomb hadn’t yet been discovered by the end of the First World War. An English archaeologist named Howard Carter had spent several years looking for it with no luck. His digging expeditions had been paid for
Read more →PITTSBURGH (AP) — James Henry Smith was a zealous Pittsburgh Steelers fan in life, and even death could not keep him from his favorite spot: in a recliner, in front of a TV showing his beloved team in action. Smith, 55, of Pittsburgh, died of prostate cancer
Read more →(A Torah View of Reincarnation) Titu Singh was two and a half years old when he began to tell his family of his other life in Agra, a city in northern India. His memories were quite specific: he said that he had been the owner of a radio,
Read more →Author: Rabbi Mark Spiro Introduction: Joke: Is there baseball in heaven There seems to be a great deal of interest in the afterlife In spite of the fact that we’re such a hands-on society Best sellers: R. Moody, Many Lives, Saved by Light Ask: Have people read
Read more →Author: Rabbi Mark Spiro God is real He’s also infinite It’s very difficult to relate to infinity Even the name itself (not finite) – we only know what it isn’t Since it’s difficult, people either endow G-d with human attributes (childish) or relate to him as extremely
Read more →A. DEATH: THE BRIDGE FROM LIFE TO AFTERLIFE 1. INTRODUCTION: TWINS IN THE WOMB Yaakov and Izzie are twins existing inside a dark, comfortable womb. They often have an argument over whether or not there is life beyond the womb. Yaakov says, “Of course there is! Once
Read more →Vayikra 1:2 Speak to the Bney Yisroel and say to them: when a man/adam from you will bring an offering to Hashem from animals, from cattle or from the flock you should bring your sacrifice. Rashi says that the phrase “Ki Yakriv” teaches us that this Pasuk refers
Read more →“And God called to Moses…” (Leviticus 1:1) Rosh in his commentary to the Torah explains that the aleph in the word vayikra, with which the third book of Torah begins, is reduced in size to reflect the humility of Moses. Remaining to be understood is why this
Read more →Author: Mrs. Twersky of Milwaukee (taken from article from aish.com) Rabbi Moses Feinstein, of blessed memory, a revered halachic authority of the past half century, unequivocally states in his responsa that all that issues from the union between husband and wife, while unviable in this world, will
Read more →A person who studies the Torah sees that it is clearly the work of man’s Creator, for no other document so insightfully penetrates the inner workings of man. The Torah recognizes that there are different types of individuals and different circumstances; therefore, it lays out different paths
Read more →(based on the teachings of Rav Yaakov Weinberg zt’l) Thoughts on Korbonos. 1. Once, at the Chumash Shiur on Shabbos, he asked if we knew the famous Rambam about Korbonos. When he got a fairly negative response from the assembled, he said something to the effect of
Read more →Author: Rabbi Mark Spiro Introduction: Joke: Is there baseball in heaven There seems to be a great deal of interest in the afterlife In spite of the fact that we’re such a hands-on society Best sellers: R. Moody, Many Lives, Saved by Light Ask: Have people read
Read more →Introduction to Torah Study I. Life is for pleasure Tell your class: “It is a principle of Jewish understanding that G-d created us because He wanted to give us pleasure. Illustration: When you have children you’ll see, or if you already have children you know that all
Read more →I. Beginning to learn 1. Explain some of the background: The Jews in the desert were commanded to build a “mishkan,” a temple, or literally, a home for G-d’s presence. The temple was built with the donations of all the Jewish people. When the temple was finished
Read more →Source Sheet 1 By: Rabbi Yaakov Couzens 1) What does this tell us about Man’s identity? 6. And a mist went up from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. 7. And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and
Read more →Who Are You?? Sheet 1 By: Rabbi Yaakov Couzens List your 3 most powerful and healthy traits and your 3 most destructive and unhealthy traits (in order if possible) Healthy Traits Unhealthy Traits 1. 1. 2. 2. 3. 3. ACTION To improve ourselves, we must empower our
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