Category: Festivals
PARTNERING WITH GOD
The Apter Rav, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel of Apta (Opatow, Poland), was also known as... Read More
IT’S LIKE A GAME OF CHESS
One of the best chess players of all time was the son of a German... Read More
THE POWER OF TESHUVA: TURNING SINS INTO MITZVOT
Probably the most amazing phenomenon of Judaism is the concept of Teshuva, which we usually,... Read More
YOM KIPPUR NOT JUST ONCE A YEAR
Imagine you had never heard of Yom Kippur before, and you are now informed about... Read More
WHO WAS BEING TESTED AT THE AKEIDA
The story of Abraham almost sacrificing Isaac, known in Hebrew as “the Akeida,” is read... Read More
IT’S NOT ALL ABOUT YOU
There are very few groups of people about whom you can tell jokes these days.... Read More
THE SECRET TO A LONG LIFE
One of my favorite fictional characters growing up was Sherlock Holmes. Even though he was... Read More
IF I COULD ASK FOR JUST ONE THING
Why does selichot begin with the “Ashrei” prayer and end with the “Tachanun” prayer? What... Read More