The Sound of Silence
“….He shall wear a holy linen shirt and linen pants shall be upon his flesh, and he shall grid himself with a linen sash and wear a linen cap…..” (Yom Kippur Torah reading, Vayikra 16:4) ״….כתנת בד קדש ילבש ומכנסי בד יהיו על בשרו ובאבנט בד יחגור ובמצנפת בד יצנוף…..״ – קריאת התורה ליום הכיפורים, ויקרא טז,ד On all but […]
Happy Jew Year!
Shimon and Rueven were close friends despite their drastically different levels of Jewish observance (Shimon was the Rabbi of the local Chabad shul, and Rueven was the rabbi of the local reform synagogue). One Friday morning Reuven called Shimon frantically, “Shimon, I need a favor. Discount tickets just became available to Aspen, Colorado for the opening of ski season, the […]
Are You Searching or Calling?
“….Seek G-od when he is found, Call him when he is near……” (Yeshayahu 55:6) ״….דרשו ה׳ בהמצאו קראהו בהיותו קרוב….״ – ישעיהו נה׳, ו׳ This verse refers to the ten days from Rosh Hashana to Yom Kippur. —Talmud, Rosh Hashana 18a The two phrases in this verse represent two areas and modes of teshuva that are evoked by the nearness […]
Basic Teshuva in Two Steps
Throughout the month of Elul, Beginning from Rosh Chodesh it is customary to blow the shofar everyday after Shachris – Rem”a, Orach Chaim 581:1 The Rambam writes that the stirring sounds of the Shofar convey the following message: ‘Be roused, sleepers, from your sleep, and slumberers, wake from your slumber; search your deeds and return in teshuvah…’ (Laws of Teshuva […]
Balancing Motherhood with Prophecy…
“…..But Chana did not go up, for she said to her husband: “Until the child is weaned, then I shall bring him…..” (Shmuel I 1:22) ״….וחנה לא עלתה כי אמרה לאישה עד יגמלהנער והבאתיו….״ – שמואל א׳ א,כב Chana was one of seven women in the Tanach to whom G-d gave the power of prophecy. In the Haftorah of Rosh […]
You are what you eat
“You are what you eat”, a cliche that screams the truth in so many ways. We are what we eat, the very building blocks of our bones from a cellular level is created by the food that we eat. When referring to kosher food and making a conscious choice to eat only kosher we are insuring our soul that it […]
Are Kosher restaurants really Kosher?
Are Kosher restaurants really Kosher? some basic info you need to know before eating out… If you enjoyed this video Please ‘Like’ and Share it that many others can enjoy it ATTENTION!!! There was a mistake At 4:13 till 4:37 in the video PLEASE note: Ok-D is NOT Chalav Yisroel unless specifically specified
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