Dedicated by Moris and Lillian Tabacinic · In loving memory of Menachem Mendel and Shaindel Tabacinic
The closest star to Earth, it also holds a prominent place in Jewish literature, showing up again and again in Biblical stories and carrying layer upon layer of symbolism and meaning.
A gift is a gift, but a gift to one in need is an investment, a seed planted in the ground.
Hidden beneath the earth, a seed decays to nothingness. Yet out of that nothingness it unlocks the endless, transformative power of the earth: The power to reproduce.
The seed germinates. A delicate sprout breaks through the ear...
Rabbi Dr. Laibl Wolf opens up about being the child of survivors and how the Rebbe guided his career in teaching the secrets of the Torah.
"Love your fellow as yourself" (Leviticus 19:18) is an elaboration and elucidation upon "And you shall love the L-rd your G-d" (Deuteronomy 6:5). When one loves one's fellow one loves G-d, for one's fellow contains within him/herself a "part of G-d above" (Job 31:2). By loving one's fellow, the innermost part of him, one loves G-d.
– Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov
Passing of Simon Weisenthal
(2005)
Elul 16 is the yahrzeit
(day of passing) of the world-famous Nazi-hunter Simon Wiesenthal.
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As the last month of the Jewish year, Elul is
traditionally a time of introspection and stocktaking --... Read More »
During the summer months, from the Shabbat after Passover until the Shabbat before Rosh Hashahah, we s... Read More »
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