There’s Nothing Profound About Melancholy
Rebbetzin Yemima Mizrachi: "We live in a joy-challenged society. Today, joy must be learned. It is precisely joy, which everyone treats lightly, that requires serious consideration on our part."
Some Leadership Lessons From Moshe
We do not expect those elected to be Moshe Rabbeinu. Still, the parshi’ot that will accompany the election campaign in the weeks ahead should remind us of how, ideally, those in leadership roles should conduct themselves.
They Deserve To Be Remembered
If the field workers assist us in fulfilling the mitzvot associated with agriculture in the Land of Israel, the caregivers assist us in the mitzvot associated with honoring our parents.
Leaving Egypt
Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook wrote: Leaving Egypt will forever represent spring for the entire world.
Rav Karlitz’s Character
Of Rav Nissim Karlitz,(ZT"L) the Chazon Ish said “One day, the entire world will hear from him.” He was right.
What Menachen Begin Taught Us
27 years ago, on the 4th day of Adar Sheni, Menachem Begin passed away. Here are 3 enduring messages from his legacy.
No One Can Compete With A Parent
ven with all the news stories about “the best teacher I had” or “the teacher who changed my life,” there is no doubt that the teachers who influence us the most are our parents.
PURIM: Underneath the Costume
In everyday life we frequently meet people who seem to be walking around in disguise. One is disguised as someone arrogant, another as someone vulgar, and a third as someone apathetic – but what we see is not a true reflection of who these people really are.
Malachi’s Friends
In the Torah portions that we are currently reading, it is noted time and again that as soon as the people arrived at a new place, they immediately erected the Mishkan, the people's spiritual center and beating heart.
From The Virus To Mount Sinai
We did not huddle together because of Pharaoh or the Egyptians or the Nazis or any other threat.
Neta’s Triumph
Rabbi Greenblatt remembers that the rav stood in tallit and tefillin, looked him in the eyes, and gave him a blessing that he should become a talmid chacham and merit to live a long life. The second blessing materialized, he smiled, I hope the first did, too.
Thoughts For The End Of The Summer
Nearly every connection can be severed. A friendship can fade away, a marriage can end in divorce, a contract can be breached – but the ties between parents and children can never be undone.
The Meanings Of Sacrifice
Shabbat does not only last 25 hours; Shabbat reverberates throughout the entire week and is meant to favorably influence our six days of work and other activities.
A Few Words Apropos The Wedding Season That Begins Now
The UN security council stood for a moment of silence in his memory. What exactly were they thinking about during that moment of silence, which was also observed by the U.S. Deputy Ambassador to the UN?
Inspiration From Kiryat Shmona
Indeed, this enemy gives Yaakov an enormous blessing. He bestows upon him a new and much more powerful name: ‘No longer will it be said that your name is just Yaakov, but also Yisrael.’ And this is our name until today.
What Image Comes To Our Children’s Mind?
In a moment of crisis and doubt, Yosef is reminded of his father and mother, of their values, their home, and the moral compass they represent.
You Can Always Give
After months of running away from the world, he could breathe a sigh of relief, of satisfaction and even joy.
To Dream
It seems that we are living in a dream world. Reality is more outlandish than anything imaginable.
The Ten Commandments – More Relevant Than Ever
A Jewish student from MIT visiting Israel told me, after describing the hypocritical protests on behalf of Hamas that took place on her campus: What our world needs the most now is faith, vision, and a clear moral compass.
The Kaliv Rebbe’s Legacy
Since he was saved,the Kaliver Rebbe said Shema Yisrael thousands of times in front of wide, varied
audiences. In the prayer book that he published, he added this verse at the end of the prayer in memory of those who died in the Holocaust.
The Day After
The Torah offers us something new: learning for the sake of learning. In the world of competition this is something exceptional.
In His Memory
We must believe and know with absolute certainty that ultimately everything will turn out well, the rabbi proclaimed.
The Reality Outside Vs. The Reality Inside
Who are the sources of our information regarding the war? After five get-togethers and lectures in the United States that included difficult questions on the situation in Israel, I understood how important it is to check our information sources.
Does Anyone Care About Privacy Anymore?
Each tent faced a different direction so that no one could see into the tent of anyone else.
A Kindergarten Teacher Who Fell In The Line Of Duty
Just as there are grieving parents and siblings after someone is killed, in this case there are grieving children – those who will start the school year without their beloved preschool teacher.
25 Years Later
This coming Shabbat will be the 25th Yahrzeit of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. The mission and legacy he left for us is more relevant than ever
It’s Never Too Late To Find Out Who You Are
After 80 years, I finally know who I am and who my family members are, he said yesterday when he met his cousin in the city of Modi'in.
On The Wings Of A Dream
Rav Chaim Shmuelevitz emphasized again and again when he taught this parshah that Yaakov moving the massive stone from the well was not a miracle. Yet, it was not a matter of physical strength either. It was a matter of heart and faith.