17 Oct Who Is a Tzadik?
How would you define a tzadik or a tzadekess? Rav Kahaneman, the Ponevezher Rav, would ask this question often in his lectures. His answer was very concise. A Tzadik has...
How would you define a tzadik or a tzadekess? Rav Kahaneman, the Ponevezher Rav, would ask this question often in his lectures. His answer was very concise. A Tzadik has...
We are informed that Hashem created the world for kindness, as it says “Olam chesed Yiboneh.” Avraham Avinu arrived at the conclusion when he meditated over the purpose of the...
In the Succos liturgy, we say “Bal tehei mitzvas succah kala b’einecha ki k’neged kol mitzvoseha das chukoseha shkula – Let not the mitzvah of succah be light in your...
As we make our final herculean effort for a seal of good life for the coming year, here are a few suggestions. They are based upon three principles. The first...
One of the ways we get ready for Rosh Hashanah is with the saying of selichos. Starting with the early 1 a.m. selichos last motzoei Shabbos and then the challenging...
Every morning in Elul, we hear the piercing sound of the shofar. It is a reminder to get cracking in preparation for the Day of Judgment. For many of us,...
Recently, on a Monday morning while I was davening, my mind drifted off to how I had a lot on my plate to do that morning. With a feeling of...
One of the most important prayers that we say daily is Aleinu. It is so prestigious that we say it while standing. Its authorship is shared. The first paragraph was...