How it Might Play Out
Very little is ever what it seems to be on the outside. Sometimes that’s a good thing, sometimes a bad one. That’s why there is a mitzvah to judge a person to the side of merit: what we see is rarely the whole story, or even just part of it. Who are Gog and Magog? […]
What is the Shemitta Year All About?
This year, from Sept. 25, 2014 through Sept. 13, 2015, Jews in Israel observe the laws of Shemitta, the Sabbatical year, set forth in the Scriptures (Leviticus 25), requiring us to completely desist from cultivating our fields. During this year we relinquish personal ownership of our crops, and whatever produce does grow on its own […]
Rav Aharon Lichtenstein ztz”l: Four Vignettes
Lessons from a Giant He was considered to be one of the greatest rabbis of this generation. His complete mastery of the entire gamut of Torah and Talmud reflected a level of proficiency that is possessed by only a few in this generation. His PhD from Harvard in English literature was a testament to his […]
Paul Shaffer: The Mensch
When David Letterman steps down from his Late Show, his musical director and comic foil for the last 33 years will do the same. Paul Shaffer, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Grammy winning musician and bandleader will be moving on. The millions of viewers who enjoyed kicking back night after night to his muscular […]
48 Years of Celebrating Jerusalem’s Unity and Liberation!
It was 48 years ago this coming week that the IDF, with great heroism and Divine providence, liberated the Jewish People’s historic holy capital. This led, within a very short time, to its official unification under Jewish sovereignty for the first time in nearly 1,900 years. Thus was closed a historic national and religious […]
The Holiday of Second Chances
The holiday of second chances, more commonly known as Pesach Sheni, means the second Passover. It is the holiday that gives Jews the opportunity to perform the mitzvah, deed, of giving the Passover offering if they missed it 30 days before. Pesach Sheni originated at the time of the Exodus, when the burial society that […]
Making a Mockery out of the Egyptians
Why did the Almighty instruct us to tell our descendants that He made a mockery of the Egyptians? It is not enough that we know the history of the period and what happened? Egypt was not just another nation of its time. Just as ancient Greece or Rome were the mighty empires of their respective […]
The Number One Quality of the Temple Priests
The Torah Portion of Tezaveh describes the duties of the priests in the times of the Temple. The Torah’s emphasizes on the quality of humility encouraging it’s readers to strive to emulate the priests. Much is learned about the priest’s importance in the nation’s role of serving God, yet they have a constant requirement […]
MESSIANIC FOOTSTEPS IN MODERN TIMES
BOOK EXCERPT: The Case for Judaism Having outlined the fundamental tenets of Judaism and why we believe them, it is appropriate that we now discuss the era of the collective fulfillment and implementation of Judaism. This is referred to as the Messianic era. In order to properly discuss this topic, we must first clarify the meaning […]
Biblical Passover Miracles? That’s Nothing Compared to What God Has in Store for Israel in the End Times
While we all love and enjoy Passover, Jewish tradition says something surprising about the future of this beloved holiday. According to one opinion in the Talmud (Berachot 12b), in the end times, the Biblical miracles of Passover will be completely overshadowed by what God has in store for us in the future. Blood, Frogs, the […]