BS”D The ten days between Rosh HaShana and Yom Kippur, is a time that is set aside for teshuva— a time when we are told to “seek Hashem when He can be found.”1 Many have asked: why do these days not come before Rosh HaShana when we stand in judgment before God? Wouldn’t it make sense to…
BS”D With so much that has happened in the past year, we could all use a little chizuk this Tisha B’Av. These 8 principles are helping me to stay focused, maybe they’ll help you, too… 8 Quick Teachings for a Meaningful Tisha B’Av Holding On to Our Lifeline Before Moshiach comes, Hashem will stretch a…
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Of all of the Festivals and Holy Days in the Jewish calendar, Chanukah is the one most surrounded in mystery. When the Sages introduce us to this Rabbinic Yom Tov, they begin with the question: ?מַאי חֲנוּכָּה What is Chanukah? In other words, what does Chanukah mean, and why do we celebrate it? Yet, the…
BS”D There are two ways to serve Hashem as hinted to in the prayers on Rosh HaShana: “If like children… if like servants…” A child doesn’t have to do anything to get this designation. When it comes to Hashem, he merely needs to acknowledge the fact that he is a child: “I’m Your child; You’re…
BS”D It is written: כל דור שאינו נבנה בימיו מעלין עליו כאילו הוא החריבו Any generation in which [the Temple] was not built in their days, They consider it upon them as if they destroyed it (Yerushalmi, Yoma 5a). In other words, the very same lack of merit the led to the destruction of the Beis HaMikdash…
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