Lessons on Serving Hashem, Mitzvot and Repentance
Motivating to Kiruv - Influencing Others is Essential for Me!
Eyn Aya shabbat 3, 3
Thank God, the concept of "Kiruv", bringing others close to Torah is clearly on the agenda & being discussed more and more, whether in the context of NCSY, Lubavitch, Bnei Akiva etc. Rav Kook shows here how to motivate people of this essential idea.
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Adar I 6 5782
Heaven Help Us
Less than half of American Jews believe there is a heaven or a hell; not all that surprising, since that half also does not believe in a higher power or spiritual force of any kind. So I thought a few words were in order about Jewish tradition’s view of heaven.
Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Tevet 12 5782
A Tale of Two Mothers
When Dalya and Shiri 'randomly' bump into each other at a concert they could never imagine how deeply connected they really are.
Rabbi Yoel Gold | Cheshvan 26 5782
In a Heartbeat
Mordechai Sultan woke up with chest pains. Hatzolah was at his door in less than 30 seconds. How did they get there so fast at 3:30 in the morning? And why were they carrying the specialized equipment that saved his life?
Rabbi Yoel Gold | Cheshvan 26 5782
Responsibility for Teshuva Within Our Family: "Does Father Know Best?"
Ein Aya Shabbat 2, 292
Teshuva is usually seen from my personal point of view, but Rav Kook deals with the very common problem of taking responsibility to rebuke our children and even our wives/husbands, to purify the spiritual atmosphere of our homes. This issue is seldom dealt with, and the class deals with many practical suggestions and solutions how to politely rebuke without having it be counterproductive.
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Tishrei 9 5782
Teshuva Is the Answer
This last Sedra of the year, Nitzavim, seems perfect as a precursor to Rosh Hashana. The sedra reiterates the bond & covenant we have with the Eternal.
Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Elul 25 5781
"Bring us back in whole-hearted repentance before You”
There are those who wonder how we can ask God to return us in Teshuva (repentance). After all, Teshuva is our job. I heard once from Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu, that every Teshuva contains an aspect of man and an aspect of the Blessed Creator, Who sends man an awakening to repentance.
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu | Elul 24 5781
