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Parshas Re’eh – It’s All in Our Hands

By: Rabbi Osher Jungreis In this weeks’s parsha it states, “You shall seek out His presence and you shall come there..” (Deut. 12:5) There appears to be...

On Teshuva; A Psychotherapist’s Perspective

By: Aliza Scharf-Bendov, LCSW As we approach the days of awe, I find myself reflecting on both myself and my work as a psychotherapist with...

Remembering Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis, a’h on Her 3rd Yahrzeit

By: Dr. Yvette Alt Miller Can a book change your life? One book changed mine. Years ago, I wandered into a bookstore with a young doctor...

Parshas Eikev–Humility: On the Shoulders of Our Father

By: Rabbi Pinchas Winston And now, O Israel, what does God, your God, demand of you? Only to fear God, your God, to walk in...

Parshas Eikev–“Discipline and Suffering”

By: Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb As a parent, grandparent, and psychologist, I am often considered to be something of an expert on parenting and child-rearing....

Parshas V’Eschanan–“A Sabbath of Consolation”

By: Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb I was very fortunate as a young boy, and in one particular way I knew it. Very few of my...

Parshas V’Eschanan – “No Entitlement”

By: Rabbi Osher Jungreis This weeks parsha is one of the richest, for within it are to be found the pillars of our Judaism – the Ten...

From the Writings of Rabbi Meir Kahane, ztk’l–Letter to a Secular Jewish Nationalist

Written on March 9, 1973 Edited by: JV Staff My Dear Friend, I note that you, as so many others who are good Jewish nationalists and devoted...

The Most Calamitous Jewish Day

The Ninth Day of Av (August 10, 2019): Guide for the Perplexed   By: Amb. Yoram Ettinger   Based on ancient Jewish sages, https://bit.ly/2KyRq8C 1. Remembrance breeds deliverance,...

A National Day of Mourning

The first nine days of the Hebrew month of Av, and also the morning of the tenth, are days of acute mourning for the...

G-d Doesn’t Go To Ibiza

I have to admit that I stopped in my tracks when I first heard a brilliant young woman make the statement. It encapsulated so...

Parshas Devarim – Sense and Sensitivity

By: Rabbi Yisroel Ciner This week we begin the Sefer {Book} of Devarim {Deuteronomy}. “Aileh haDevarim asher debair Moshe el kol Yisroel {These are the things that...

Parshas Devarim – Positive Criticism

By: Rabbi Osher Jungreis PARSHAS DEVARIM–ETERNAL LOVE  Is it possible for a person to really cleanse himself and start life anew? And here too, the prophet assures us, “Let...

ABCs of Tisha B’Av & the Three Weeks

The Jewish national period of mourning By: Rabbi Shraga Simmons The "Three Weeks" between the 17th of Tammuz and the Tisha B'Av have historically been days of misfortune...

Ask Yourself: What Did I Do For The Beit HaMikdash Today?

By: Ariel Natan Pasko What did I do to help bring the Third Temple today? A question every Jew should ask themselves everyday, especially now...

Parshas Matos–Putting People First

By: Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky During the presidential run of 1992, candidate Bill Clinton published a book entitled Putting People First. He had it right. He just wasn’t...

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