As night fell on Thursday, and Lag BaOmer spread its joyous light throughout Israel, Rabbi Shimon Matalon shared an envelope with a friend, instructing him not to open it until Sunday. Entrance to the tomb…
This was just forwarded to me, and I don’t know who the Seth is who wrote it, it was just signed Seth, but it’s really worth reading!Imagine it's the year…
Ailanthus Altissima Commonly called "Tree of Heaven" or "The tree that grows in Brooklyn" "I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree…" Joyce Kilmer…
Western Wall Old City Jerusalem The Journey of Life We all learn early in life that this allotted time we have been given is a journey. When setting sail for…
A friend wrote this beautiful response to understanding animal sacrifices. We recently met a single woman our age who observes some of the Jewish laws and customs, sometimes, in her…
“One should love G‑d with a love of the soul and the spirit, as they are attached to the body and the body loves them....” This is the interpretation of…
"In G-d we trust" The Torah of course, transcends all earthly matters. As tempting as it is to make a comparison to current events, on this American Independence Day 2019,…
There is an interesting comparison in week's Parsha, Shelach, in contrast to last weeks Behaalotecha, regarding, of all things,... Food. In last week's Torah reading, while the Jews in the…
Quite a statement.... But can it be substantiated? Shavuot is not only the day Hashem gave the Ten Commandments and ultimately the Torah, it is also the day all Jews…
It is unifying in that it is celebrated in one way or another by most Jews from every level of observance. It will ultimately be the,recognition of our "Oneness" that…