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Parshat Chaya Sara – The Wisdom of the Zaken

On the surface, it would seem somewhat appropriate that the story of the search for a wife for Yitzchak Avinu should begin with the...

Parshas Chaya Sora – Tips on Finding Your Shidduch

A careful study of the parsha even highlights the specifics of courtship and marriage and offers the guidance that we so sorely need in...

When the Tests are Miracles – PART III

Divine Providence or coincidence? The choice – and challenge – is yours. (continued from last week) And who can forget the photograph of...

Parshas Vayera – Torah Manners

This week’s parsha imparts to us lessons for life–how we should conduct ourselves in our daily affairs and in our relationships. Interestingly enough, these...

The Ultimate Test of Abraham

What was so great about the binding of Isaac? And it came to pass after these things, that G d tested Abraham, and He...

When the Tests are Miracles – PART II

Divine Providence or coincidence? The choice – and challenge – is yours. (continued from last week) But why? Why did Moses have to ascend to the...

‘Moms on a Mitzvah’ Present Their Fourth Annual Challah Bake

On Oct. 26, Moms on a Mitzvah (MOM) will be hosting their fourth annual Challah Bake in memory of Mimi Chammah A”H. This exciting...

Parshat Lech Lecha – Satan; Devil or Servant

Dear Rabbi: “If the Nachash – the snake – was the embodiment of Satan (or the vehicle upon which Satan rode) was allowed into...

When the Tests are Miracles – Part I

Divine Providence or coincidence? The choice – and challenge – is yours. The Talmud relates that after the destruction of our Holy Temple,...

Parshas Noach – Drowning in a Lack of Heaven

The Talmud says that Noach was also included in the decree of destruction and would have drowned in the Great Flood with the rest...

Parshas Noach – Do We See Ourselves As G-d Sees Us?

There is a famous Midrash based on this week’s parsha that asks, “If there are so many ways through which G-d could have saved...

In Texas, Florida and Around the World, Jews Embrace Sukkot

The meaning of temporary shelter resounds even more strongly for some this year Charles Wiese of Houston, Texas, drove to his gutted home...

Parshas Vzos HaBracha – Fifty Gates of Understanding

There never again arose a prophet in Israel like Moshe . . . (Devarim 34:10) Like Parashas Bereishis, the first parshah and arguably one...

The 7 Ushpizin Guests in the Sukkah

The Sukkah's spiritual energy invites the souls of Judaism's seven great leaders to partake in the divine light on Earth. What is the...

A Kabbalistic Take on Ronald Lauder’s Blessing for the Jewish New Year 

“On this New Year, a reminder that the strength of the Jewish people lies in our unity,” was written in huge letters on the...

ABCs of Sukkot

Guidelines for the joyous Jewish outdoor festival of Sukkot. Following on the heels of the High Holidays is Sukkot, a seven-day festival (8...

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