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...
30 Aug IT’S TIME TO REPENT – PART ONE
The concept of time is of utmost importance to Klal Yisroel. Rav Soloveitchik explains how we can see this from the very first mitzvah that Hashem commanded the B’nei Yisroel....
24 Aug THE ART OF BEING A CARETAKER PART 4
One of the big responsibilities of a successful caretaker is the proper nutrition. Often the disease or the treatments or both affect a person’s appetite. It is oh so important...
17 Aug THE ART OF BEING A CARETAKER PART 3
The mental health of the patient is also strengthened by obtaining for them blessings from a Gadol, and informing them that people are praying for them by the Kosel and...
09 Aug THE ART OF BEING A CARETAKER PART 2
In the mishebeirach we say by the Torah for one who is ill, we ask Hashem that they should be granted a refuas hanefesh and a refuas haguf, a healing...
02 Aug ON THE ART OF BEING A CARETAKER – PART ONE
The role of a caretaker is certainly not one that we ask for. Surely, it is a very daunting and challenging responsibility. At the same time it is a sublime...
26 Jul WHAT’S WRONG WITH MY LEARNING
Recently, I was invited by my friends, Michael and Suri Kest, to do a speaking circuit in Los Angeles, California. One of the places I lectured was in the Yeshiva...