Bring Musical Joy into Your Life with Yerachmiel Ziegler
If you have ever listened to any Jewish music in the past nearly three decades, you have most probably heard the melodious voice and tunes of Yerachmiel Ziegler. Yerachmiel’s colorful background includes innumerable performances with top children and adult Jewish musicians, as well as participation in over a hundred commercial records. “From a young age […]
Meet the Beasts of the Bible
What does the Bible say about cheetahs, hyenas, and giraffes? Why does the prophet Daniel portray various nations as winged lions and three-headed leopards? What is the “unicorn” mentioned in the King James Bible? Rabbi Natan Slifkin, also known as the “Zoo Rabbi,” has spent twenty years researching, teaching and writing about Biblical zoology. In […]
Bringing in the Hebrew Month of Kislev
The Hebrew month of Kislev is the third month in the calendar, counting from the Jewish new year of Rosh Hashana. It marks the beginning of the winter and always falls out during the darkest days of the year. It is therefore a fitting time to celebrate the Jewish holiday of lights, Chanukkah. Beginning on […]
Cheshvan: Great Plenty and Great Power
Cheshvan does not have any holidays. It is known for the month that King Solomon completed the seven year building of the sanctuary, but it was not celebrated until 11 months later. It is also the month in which the matriarch Rachel died giving birth to Benjamin. It is the month in which the […]
Jewish Rock Music: Featured Musician Elie Deutsch
Though some might think that a musically talented accountant is an oxymoron, Elie Deutsch is just that. This father of three young children created a beautiful CD, Yedid Nefesh, which brings to life ancient Jewish texts with original Deutsch tunes. The thirty-year-old musician moved to Israel from the US when he was eight years […]
Bringing in the Hebrew Month of Cheshvan
The Hebrew month of Cheshvan is the second month in the Jewish calendar counting from the New Year (Rosh Hashana). Cheshvan is the only month in the entire Hebrew year in which there is no Jewish holiday, festival or special mitzvah (commandment). Therefore it is also known as “Marcheshvan”, or the “bitter month”, as the prefix […]
Irreplaceable: Mourning the Losses of Terror Victims
Commenting on the tragedy of the Holocaust, Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach once said, “It’s not just the number six million. We lost so many holy people”. These words kept circling in my mind the last few days . . . “It’s not just the number – we lost so many holy people”. The media reported: “4 […]
The Letters of Jonathan Netanyahu
The Letters of Jonathan Netanyahu reads like an Israeli soldier’s Zionist version of The Diary of Anne Frank: knowing how the story ends before beginning brings a greater appreciation for the thoughts and emotions of the writer. Jonathan “Yoni” Netanyahu was the oldest brother to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Iddo Netanyahu. He was […]
Ask Rabbi Tully Bryks: Does Judaism Believe in Life After Death?
Question: “Does Judaism believe in life after death?” Rabbi Tully Bryks Responds: YES! But the World to Come is only hinted to in the written Torah (Bible), because the focus of Judaism is on this world. We don’t believe that one needs to sacrifice this world in order to obtain everlasting life in the next world. On the […]
2020 Vision
Can you imagine yourself caught up in an apocalyptic drama? In Roy Neuberger’s compulsively readable novel 2020 Vision, the world doesn’t turn into the 1979 movie Mad Max. Instead, on an ordinary summer day, July 5, 2020, in a matter of moments, the world ceases to function normally. No electricity. No radio broadcasts. No computer […]