23 Nov SHABBOS POINTERS – PART THREE
Let’s continue to cast our gaze on ways of increasing our awareness and appreciation of our great treasure, the Shabbos. We will continue to emphasize the need to preserve a...
16 Nov SHABBOS POINTERS – PART TWO
Once again we turn our attention to the great treasure of Shabbos. We will continue to emphasize the need to preserve a spirit of contentment with an absence of pressure...
09 Nov SHABBOS POINTERS – PART ONE
The importance of creating a special aura in our homes and in our lives on Shabbos simply cannot be overstated. We all emphasize the need to preserve a spirit of...
01 Nov THE ENIGMATIC ESCAPEE
We know that Avraham went on a seemingly suicidal mission against four mighty kings with powerful armies to save his nephew Lot. The Gemora informs us that, aided by open...
25 Oct IT JUST DOESN’T PAY TO CHEAT
As the entire world was about to be destroyed by the great mabul, the flood, the only means of escape was to get passage on Noach’s ark. Only those who...
04 Oct A SUKKOS MESSAGE
The central theme of the joyous festival of Sukkos is the Clouds of Glory, the Ananei HaKovod, which the sukkah itself comes to commemorate. For forty years during their sojourn...
29 Sep MUSSAR AND MENTOR: A WONDERFUL COMBINATION
In Masechtas Yoma [38b], the Gemora tells us that when we come before the Heavenly tribunal for the final judgment, each one of us will offer excuses. The poor man...
21 Sep TZEDAKAH – A GREAT WAY TO HAVE A BETTER NEW YEAR – PART TWO
Last week we discussed the unique power of tzedakah and how it literally can save our lives, add to our longevity, bring us wealth, and generate serenity and tranquility. Chazal...
14 Sep TZEDAKAH – A GREAT WAY TO HAVE A BETTER NEW YEAR – PART ONE
If I were to ask you which mitzvah we should zoom-in on in Elul, you would likely answer tshuvah, repentance. You would then reasonably follow-up with the task of making...
06 Sep IT’S TIME TO REPENT – PART TWO
What is the significance of having forty days, from Rosh Chodesh Elul to Yom Kippur, in which to repent? It is written down in the Tezel Koton that if someone wishes...