“…These are the numbers of the Mishkan, the Mishkan of the testimony…” – Shemot 38:21 אֵלֶּה פְקוּדֵי הַמִּשְׁכָּן מִשְׁכַּן הָעֵדֻת – שמות לח, כא Rashi takes note of the Torah’s uncharacteristic repetition of the word mishkan in this verse, and explains it based on the similarity between the word mishkan, מִשְׁכָּן, and the word mashkon, מִשְׁכָּן, a security deposit. “This [repetition] alludes to the Mikdash, […]

How can I impress G-od? It’s not what you do rather how you do it…                  

Many people do Teshuvah in the middle of their life but find it very hard to find the right guidance and inspiration.                

“…And he made the copper washbasin and its copper base from the mirrors of the legions of women…” – Shemos 38:8 וַיַּעַשׂ אֵת הַכִּיּוֹר נְחשֶׁת וְאֵת כַּנּוֹ נְחשֶׁת בְּמַרְאֹת הַצֹּבְאֹת – שמות לח, ח The Talmud (Yevamos 49b) contrasts Moshe with all the other prophets: “All the prophets looked into a dim glass, but Moshe looked through an illuminated glass.” […]

A key element of our relationship with our Creator is to “serve Him with all our heart.” The word serve in Hebrew is ‘Avodah’ which carries the sense of laborious work. But what kind of labor can the heart do to serve G‑d? The classic Jewish answer is that this is tefillah (Prayer) a labor of awakening the hidden love […]

A key element of our relationship with our Creator is to “serve Him with all our heart.” The word serve in Hebrew is ‘Avodah’ which carries the sense of laborious work. But what kind of labor can the heart do to serve G‑d? The classic Jewish answer is that this is tefillah (Prayer) a labor of awakening the hidden love […]

“…For six days, work shall be done; on the seventh day, you shall have sanctity, a Shabbos of complete rest to G-d…” – Shemot 35:2 שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים תֵּעָשֶׂה מְלָאכָה וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי יִהְיֶה לָכֶם קֹדֶשׁ שַׁבַּת שַׁבָּתוֹן לַה’ – שמות לה, ב The command of Shabbos observance is first stated in the Aseres Hadibros, the Ten Commandments (Shemot 20:9-10): שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים […]

the connection between the planet Nibiru – also known as Planet X – and End of Days has been discussed with increasingly seriousness by a wide range of Jewish scholars. The words of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, 2nd century sage and author of the Zohar. “The task

“…And you shall make a sash of embroidery work…” – Shemos 28:39 וְאַבְנֵט תַּעֲשֶׂה מַעֲשֵׂה רֹקֵם – שמות כח, לט In a splendid manner, the vestments of the Kohanim each garb a specific part of the body. Even the Kohen Gadol’s additional garments each serve a defined purpose: wearing the Tzitz brought atonement for Bnei Yisrael, the breastplate is made […]

“…You shall make the altar… and you shall coat it with copper. …You shall make it hollow, out of panels…” – Shemos 27:1-8 וְעָשִׂיתָ אֶת הַמִּזְבֵּח . . וְצִפִּיתָ אֹתוֹ נְחשֶׁת . . נְבוּב לֻחֹת תַּעֲשֶׂה אֹתוֹ – שמות כז, א-ח The outer mizbei’ach, the altar that stood in the courtyard of the Mishkan, was coated with a layer of […]

On Rosh Chodesh Adar, Rabbi Alon Anava gave a lecture about how one can reach true happiness and serve G-od with joy                  

On the Hilula (Yahrzeit) of the Ba’ba Sali – Rabbi Israel Abuchaṣeira – an in depth lecture by Rabbi Alon Anava about how to gain trust and faith in G-od and much more.                

What is Karet? Karet: (lit. “excision”); the cutting of the soul, causing premature death on the earthly plane and a severing of the soul’s connection with G-d on the spiritual plane. If G‑d is everywhere, how can someone be completely cut off from Him? Can you repent after getting karet? There are 36 sins of Karet (see list) The Alter Rebbe explains […]

Life is full of up’s and downs and usually it is impossible to deal with, so how to one deals with it?                

It’s too much…I can barely do 10…                

“….In the tenth month, on the tenth of the month… the king of babylon has besieged jerusalem on this very day….” – Yechezkel 24:1-2 ״….בחודש העשירי בעשור לחודש…. סימך מלך בבל אל ירושלים בעצם היום הזה…״ – יחזקאל כ״ד, א-ב The early and important work known as Sefer Abudraham states that if the 10thof Teves were to occur on a Shabbos we […]

“…And Yosef sustained his father and his brothers and his father’s entire household [with] bread according to the young children. – Bereishis 47:12 וַיְכַלְכֵּל יוֹסֵף אֶת אָבִיו וְאֶת אֶחָיו וְאֵת כָּל בֵּית אָבִיו לֶחֶם לְפִי הַטָּף – בראשית מז, יב The Book of Tehillim (80:2) calls G-d “the shepherd of Israel… He who leads Yosef like flocks of sheep.” The Midrash interprets […]

“…And they said to one another, “indeed, we are guilty for our brother, that we witnessed the distress of his soul when he begged us, and we did not listen. that is why this trouble has come upon us.” and Reuven answered them, saying, “didn’t i tell you, saying, ‘do not sin against the lad,’ but you did not listen?” […]

The image of Yaakov’s face appeared to Yosef just moments before he succumbed to his master’s wife’s advances, says the Talmud, and ultimately saved him from sinning. The Talmud implies that this was more than just a reminder to Yosef of the ethical standards with which he was raised; rather, it was the appearance of Yaakov’s face that gave Yosef the courage […]

Eisav’s move was motivated by very practical considerations. He knew that the Land of Canaan had been promised to the descendants of Avraham, but it came with a price tag. Whoever would inherit the Promised Land would first pay off the “family debt”: G-d’s decree that Avraham’s descendants would be “strangers in a land that is not theirs” (Beraishis 15:13). In […]