From Dr. Mordechai Kedar Has prodigal son Qatar repented – and if so, who made it happen? and how? We are all familiar with the legend of Aladdin and the genie that comes out of the lamp he finds in a cave. The most imaginative and affecting part of the story is definitely that powerful … Read more
by Rabbi Chanan Morrison “They took Joseph and threw him into the pit. The pit was empty, without water in it” (Gen. 37:24). When the brothers threw Joseph into the pit, the exile began — not just Joseph’s personal exile from his father’s house and the Land of Israel. From that dark, empty pit, began … Read more
BY RABBI CHANAN MORISSON Miracles were no novelty for Rabbi Zeira. The Talmud in Baba Metzia 85a elates that the third-century scholar fasted for a hundred days in order to protect himself from the fires of hell. But Rabbi Zeira was not content with theoretical preparations. Once a month he would test himself by itting … Read more
Miracles were no novelty for Rabbi Zeira. The Talmud in Baba Metzia 85a elates that the third-century scholar fasted for a hundred days in order to protect himself from the fires of hell. But Rabbi Zeira was not content with theoretical preparations. Once a month he would test himself by itting down in a burning … Read more
by Sara Debbie Gutfreund ( aish.com) In the midst of the most horrific nightmare, these righteous women are reaching out to the Jewish world with a message of hope. After the horrific attack in the shul in Har Nof last week, I couldn’t sleep for the next few nights. I couldn’t stop thinking about the … Read more
Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed Leading religious Zionist rabbi, Rosh (Dean of) Yeshivat Beit El, sent a letter to the high school students in Beit El about the Har Nof massacre. To the Dear Students of Bnei Tzvi Yeshiva, During this difficult period, after the terrible massacre in the Har Nof synagogue, our pain is deep, … Read more
Rabbi Chanan Morisson “Isaac went out to meditate (lasu’ach) in the field toward evening.” (Gen. 24:63) The meaning of the word lasu’ach is unclear, and is the subject of a dispute among the Biblical commentators. The Rashbam (Rabbi Samuel ben Meir, twelfth century scholar) wrote that it comes from the word si’ach, meaning ‘plant.’ According … Read more
Moshe Kempinski The mainstay of the life of a person of faith is his awareness of a relationship with the Creator based on love and faithfulness .As king David writes; ”But you, O Hashem, are a G-d merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness”( Psalm 86:15 ). The responsibility … Read more
