Mussar | A Lesson on Righteousness
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...
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Shabbat Shti | A toddler at a tea party
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...
The Mission Of Every Believer | Rav Dror Moshe Cassouto
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,...
Laws of Idolatry | Rambam’s Mishneh Torah | Part Fourteen
The Mishneh Torah (Hebrew: מִשְׁנֵה תּוֹרָה, “Repetition of the Torah”), subtitled Sefer Yad ha-Hazaka (ספר יד החזקה “Book of the Strong Hand”), is a code of Jewish religious law (Halakha) authored by Maimonides (Rabbi...
The Power of Ownership | Parshat Chayei Sarah
The Power of Ownership | Parshat Chayei Sarah Discover how accountability breads responsibility in this lecture called “The Power of Ownership”. Just as Avraham purchased land in Canaan for his wifes burial. In purchasing...
The Portrait of a Patriarch | Isaac | Parashat Chayei Sarah
The seclusion that characterized Isaac from the very beginning was reinforced in the wake of two important life experiences. The first happened to him at a tender age, when he was forced to part...
Chayey Sarah: Rabbi Abraham
By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum Torah Reading: CHAYEY SARAH Gen. 23:1-25:18. Haftara I Kings 1, 1-31 THE LIFE OF SARAH The parshah opens with LIFE — the LIFE of Sarah — even though it goes...
THE SECRET OF CHESHVAN…MAR CHESHVAN
Part of an ongoing series entitled “Hidden Sparks Beneath the Surface” By Elisheva Shira Tavor aka Betty Tabor Givin At first glance, Cheshvan or Mar Cheshvan appears to be a month with no real...
Tehillim Series | Psalm Three | Part Four
A song of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. 2 O Lord, how many have my adversaries become! Great men rise up against me. 3 Great men say concerning my soul, “He...
Lot | The Biggest Loser in The Torah
Lot was the son of Haran, grandson of Terah, and nephew of Abraham. He was born in Ur of the Chaldeans, a Sumerian city in the Euphrates valley, near the head of the Persian...
Honor Your Father and Mother
The Ten Commandments says to “Honor your Parents.” It does not command “love” your parents. The Torah is very free with the word love in love the stranger, love your neighbor, and love G-d;...
The Art of Self-Sacrifice | Parashat Vayeira
Discover the art of self-sacrifice from Parashat Vayeira. Abraham was the finest example of service to G-D to serving others. Today we are challenged by the idea that we can make a difference through...
Hospitality | Building vessels of abundance
Discover the power of hospitality. We will examine the text of Parshah Vayeira to see how Abraham hospitality brought down abundance from the creator.
