Dedicated by Moris and Lillian Tabacinic · In loving memory of Menachem Mendel and Shaindel Tabacinic
When one manages to master, neutralize, and transform one's own inner serpent, no external serpent or viperous force can touch them.
For a mitzvah is a candle and Torah is light. (Proverbs 6:23)
Every mitzvah shines its particular light into our world. And there will come a time when you will see that light with your eyes.
Except the candles that are lit for Shabbat before sunset. They shine a light you can see right now.
It may seem an ordinary li...
You are not betraying your father by ending a grudge he no longer carries; you are honoring his true wishes.
The synagogue is a place of prayer and reverence, and conversation and unnecessary interruptions should therefore be avoided throughout the service.
Now a successful real estate broker and philanthropist, Naomi Streicher shares her personal approach to challenges, charity, setbacks, and faith.
Wealthy and well-connected, he was greeted by an official escort upon arriving in the Ottoman Empire. But what he did next surprised everyone.
How can a person "walk after G-d", who is described as a "devouring fire"? But the meaning is to follow the ways of the Holy One. G-d clothes the naked; so should you, too, clothe the naked. G-d visits the sick; you, too, visit the sick. G-d comforts mourners; you, too, comfort mourners. G-d buries the dead; you, too, bury the dead.
– Talmud, Sotah 14a
Jerusalem Walls Breached
(423 BCE)
The Babylonian armies of King Nebuchadnezzar breached the walls of Jerusalem on the 9th of Tammuz in t... Read More »
Talmud Burned in France
(1244)
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Passing of R. Yekusiel Yehudah Halberstam the Sanz-Klausenburger Rebbe
(1994)
Born in Poland in 1905, he became the rabbi of the congregation in Klausenburg, Romania, in 1930. Duri... Read More »
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