Saturday 19th May 2012 |
My children’s favorite fruit is probably the pomegranate, or rimon, as they call it in Hebrew. I must admit that I’m a pretty big fan myself. And it seems that I’m not the only one. Pomegranates seem to be the “newest thing” these days, almost as if they were just discovered. The fruit is extolled [...]
Who are the leaders of today? Are they the sports figures whose images adorn the bedrooms of adolescent boys? Movie stars? Politicians? And what qualities define a leader? Is it simply the ability to capture the ears and hearts of the masses, or is it something more? From this week’s Torah reading, Tetzaveh, we learn [...]
BS”D Nahum of Gam Zu lived at the end of the Second Temple period. He was a righteous man who led a very difficult life. He was blind in both eyes, both his hands were cut off, his feet amputated, and his entire body was covered with boils. He was so helpless that the legs [...]
When my wife was pregnant with our first child, I was studying in a yeshiva in Morristown, New Jersey. It just so happened, that a friend of mine in the yeshiva was also expecting his first. We arranged a chevrusa (study partnership) to delve into the laws of pikuach nefesh, or saving a life. What [...]
I recently had an interesting discussion with someone about different types of synagogues. I’m not referring to the different denominations, but rather, to different synagogues, regardless of denomination. I stated that if I entered a synagogue and was not approached with a Shalom Aleichem, then I would consider this house of worship to be cold [...]
Each week, our campus Chabad family comes together for spirited Shabbat dinners and fascinating conversation. Why stop there? Browse jLearn minicourses and let’s continue the discussion! For more information and to register for a Spring 2011 course, please visit www.JLearn.org.
The story is told of a certain aspiring Hungarian Jew who travelled to Lizhensk, Poland, hoping to meet with the famous tzaddik (righteous person), Rabbi Elimelech Weisblum (1717-1786). He had heard of the greatness of Reb Elimelech, and hoped to glean wisdom and inspiration from this famous Chassidic leader. When he arrived in Lizhensk, he [...]
Q: I have heard that some people have the custom of not learning on the night of December 24th. What is the reason for this? Wouldn’t it make more sense that we should learn? A: Just today, two people asked me this very question! I was walking home from the store this afternoon, and spotted [...]
IS OUR MONEY MANURE OR FERTILIZER? In a letter dated 25 Teves (January 10, 1945) Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok of Lubavitch writes: When our dear friend Mr. Stillman said that “money is nothing,” I had remarked that when the money is used for a good and important cause, it is truly a lofty thing – indeed, [...]
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