The Sefer Ha’Ikrim teaches: Just as we are certain the sun will shine tomorrow morning, that is the degree of certainty we should have that Hashem will help us. In fact, we are so confident that Hashem will help that...
First Anecdote: A man goes out with a woman on their first date. For the first three hours, he talks only about himself, his history, accomplishments and interests. Finally, he turns to her and says: “Enough of me...
Last week, we explained the objective of Elul is to achieve Ani l’Dodi, a closeness to my Beloved, namely to Hashem. We also suggested that a great way to acquire dveikus, attachment to Hashem, is to make meaningfully...
I recently drove to a funeral at a cemetery deep in Miami. One of the other attendees asked me which route I took to get there. I thought for a moment and realized I couldn’t remember. I...
Dear Rabbi and Shira, I am dating an Instagram influencer. She’s sweet, beautiful, and “geschikt.” It might sound amazing but the problem is my life is not my own anymore. Whenever we...
A visitor to a supermarket is struck by the vast array of chocolate items for sale, such as candies, chocolate cake, chocolate milk, chocolate cookies and the like. There is also a vast array of halachic issues which apply to chocolate....
I. Respecting Your Torah Teacher Calling a Torah scholar by his title is a matter of showing honor to the Torah. You must show respect to your mentor, your rebbe, by, for example, rising when he enters a...
The Zohar calls the yom tov of Rosh Hashanah- Hayom. This parashah – parashas Re’eh begins with the words, “Re’eh Anochi Nosen Lifneichem Hayom,” which can be translated as, “See that I am giving you days before Rosh Hashanah, so you...
David Goldberg bumps into somebody in the street who looks like his old friend Jack. “Jack,” he says. “You’ve put on weight and your hair has turned gray. You seem a few inches shorter than I recall and your...
