BS”D One of the biggest miracles of Purim, according to Rebbe Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev(z”l), was קִיְּמ֣וּ וְקִבְּלֻ֣, that the Jewish people willingly re-dedicated themselves to the Torah and accepted it anew.1 But why was this such a miracle among all the other miraculous events that took place? The answer gives us a profound insight…
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BS”D What are segulos? Are they something to be ignored– silly superstitions and old wives tales at best, or dangerous distractions from our connection to Hashem and Torah at worst? Do they work on their own? Do they possess mystical powers? Or are they meaningless practices that give people a false sense of security and…
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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BS”D What can the spiritual dimension of the Jewish home tell us about how to raise our children? We all want to positively influence and encourage our children… to help them to see the good in themselves and their lot in life… to handle a distressful or difficult situation with strength, emuna, and inner peace……
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