Tonight at sundown begins the festival of Dedication, more popularly known as Hanukkah–the festival of Lights. This special Jewish festival that non-Jews often mistakenly think of as the “Jewish Christmas,” has its origins in...
https://torahthinking.com By R’ Mendel Kessin Given Chanukah 5777/2017 Who is Rabbi Kessin? Rabbi Mendel Kessin got S’michah by Rabbi Moshe Feinstein. R’ Mendel was also very close to Rav Chaim Friedlander Zatza”l, and helped...
Is this just fantasy? No, it’s our Chanukah tribute to one of the greatest and most epic songs of all time. Ready, Freddie? Kindle the lights, remember the Maccabees, and rock on. CHAG SAMEACH!...
In this week’s Parasha we learn that one of the biggest battles is battling our yezter Hara (evil inclination) The only way we can over come it is through Torah just as our forefathers...
Ethics of Our Fathers (Pirkei Avot) tells us to “acquire a friend for yourself” (1:6). Why must we acquire a friend? In essence, the verse is telling us that we need a person in...
Disgrace to Redemption | How Judah saves the world Parhat VaYeishev Discover the connection of the uncomfortable story of Judah having relationship with Tamar (his daughter-in-law) and redemption in the end of days. We...
By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum Torah Reading: VAYEISHEV Gen. 37:1-40:23 “FROM THE DEPTH OF HEBRON”: JACOB & HIS CHILDREN “These are the generations of Jacob. These are their dwellings and rollings (GILGULIM) until they came...
Dealing with difficult relationships | Parshah Vayishlach This portion from in Gen 32 we discover a pattern for healing destructive relationships. Jacob was able to normalize his relationship with Esaw after carefully managing his...
VAYISHLACH Torah reading: Gen. 32.4-36.43 Further materials by Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum relating to this and the ensuing parshahs about Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, can be found in EARTH & SPIRIT THE ENCOUNTER WITH ESAU...
Rabbi Dovid Weissman speaks on the power of personal prayer. Using the text from Psalm 4 he describes the wonderful relationship tase with all man. IF mankind would reach out to G-D and connect.
In the Bible righteousness bears a distinctly legal character; the righteous man is the innocent party, while the wicked man is the guilty one: “And the judges judge them by justifying the righteous and...
Shabbat Shti | A toddler at a tea party By Richard Dirigible Abbott, UK This time I walked to the Park Row Schul, proudly emblazoned with my yarmulke, and a big bearded grin. I...
Rav Dror Moshe Cassouto was born in Jerusalem, and grew up in a secular family. He studied for a few years in a high school for the arts, traveled around the world a bit,...
Noahide World Center Chabad.org Daily Study – December 11, 2018 – Tevet 3, 5779
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