Category: Festivals
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
YOUR THOUGHTS CREATE YOUR FUTURE
A couple of weeks ago, self-help supremo and bestselling author Louise Hay died in her... Read More
JERUSALEM IS OURS AND ITS TIME WE SAID SO
One of the first Talmudic passages taught to young Jewish students is a Mishna in... Read More
A THREAT TO THE SYSTEM
For more than a thousand years after the Exodus from Egypt, the greatest threat to... Read More
THE HASIDIC REBBE WHO CAN INSPIRE US ALL
Earlier today, the last surviving great-great-great-grandson of the illustrious nineteenth-century Hasidic leader, Rabbi Yisrael of... Read More