09 Sep KI SAVO: KABALAH TOVAH
A poor couple received a letter from the king. The letter informed them that the king would visit their home in thirty days. The couple was very excited and honored and had to prepare. The baal habayis told his...
A poor couple received a letter from the king. The letter informed them that the king would visit their home in thirty days. The couple was very excited and honored and had to prepare. The baal habayis told his...
What is preferable? To wake up early and recite Selichos before dawn (a.k.a. alos hashachar, which is 72 minutes before sunrise), or to stay up late and recite Selichos after chatzos (midnight)? What about saying selichos after alos...
The Torah in Parashat Ki-Tabo describes the great rewards that G-d promises to bestow upon our nation if we faithfully observe the Misvot. The Or Ha’haim (Rav Haim Ben-Attar, 1696-1743) explains that the first series of blessings mentioned in...
Sharon and I came from different backgrounds. I was the rabbi’s daughter, and Sharon grew up in a traditional home. Since her family were members of my parents’ shul, Sharon and I became close friends....
Make a Confession! I want to achieve an ambitious goal with this essay: I want to bring back confession to Judaism. People attribute confession to Catholicism; they think it is the job of the priests. I believe it...
Our hearts were broken by the news that two evil terrorists i n d i s c r i m i n a t e l y opened fire on a crowd of innocent people...
I. AI and Unemployment Predictions vary widely about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on employment. All agree that AI will replace some jobs, particularly those open to the automation of processes. The critical question is whether AI will become a...
The story is told of a man who once approached a Rabbi and asked a question which we have likely all asked ourselves at one point or another, in some form or another. “Why does Hashem want...
Ammon and Moav: What Was So Bad About Not Giving Us Bread and Water? The verse in Parshas Ki Seitzei reads, “Neither an Ammonite nor a Moavite shall enter the Congregation of the L-rd; even to the tenth...
We are now in the midst of the most critical month of the year: the month of Elul. It is the time that we have to prepare ourselves for the Day of Judgement, Rosh HaShanah, when our...