24 Lessons
Israel and Greece Who are the Hellenists of Today?
The holiday of Hanuka commemorates both military and spiritual victories, of a national nature, during the Second Temple period. On the one hand, the one-day supply of oil in the Holy Temple miraculously lasted for eight days. On the other hand, the greatly outnumbered Jews also won incredible military victories over their Greek enemies, thus preserving the State of Judea for over 200 years. The war was fought also against the Hellenists [Greek sympathizers, mostly Jews], who sought to secularize the Jewish Nation. Do the Hellenists of then have a parallel today?
Ein Ayah Maror and Korech
Matza is a remembrance of freedom and serves as a reminder that all the ways of Hashem are reliable results that follow the true general nature of the Nation of Israel. True freedom is to develop according to the nation’s internal nature, without allowing the intermingling of foreign elements that disturb matters.
Rosh Hashana New Year of Inspiration
Shana Tova Card
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Rosh Hashana New Year of happiness
Shana Tova Card
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Rosh Hashana New Year of success
Shana Tova Card
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Preperation for Shavuot Tefilat HaShlah
The Shlah's prayer for children education
The Shelah's Prayer (Tefilat HaShlah), is a prayer for education of children. Many say this beautiful prayer on Erev Rosh Chodesh Sivan, as the Shelah wrote in the introduction to prayer.
The Meaning of Hanukkah The procedure for lighting Hanukkah candles
The order of lighting the Chanukah Candles, with the blessings, "Hanerot Halalu" and "Maoz Tzur".
Hanukkah In Our Time Western Culture – What to Accept and What to Reject
The House of Israel is unlike other nations. Every other nation can replace its culture for another without causing any damage whatsoever to the nation. This is not the case with the Jewish people. Our nation is no nation at all without its Torah.
Rosh Chodesh How Should We Observe Rosh Chodesh?
Chassidic tradition emphasizes the cyclical, rejuvenating nature of time. In this respect Rosh Chodesh is most important. It tells us to stop, to think, and to clarify our role and aspirations in life in general, specifically in serving the Creator.
The Month of Elul Elul – Personal Improvement or Communal Contribution
The improvement of the individual and that of the community are interdependent. The sages therefore teach us that an individual should never pray in the first person; rather, one should view himself as a member of the community and pray in the plural.
Yom Haatzmaut Thank God We Have A State - What Next?
“May it be God’s will that just as we have merited the beginning of the redemption, so may we merit hearing the shofar blast of our righteous Messiah.” Thank God we have a state, but how shall we proceed from here to the complete redemption?
The Tenth of Tevet Why Is Remembering the Holocaust Important?
At first glance, the question regarding the purpose of remembering the Holocaust appears strange. Is it not obvious that we must remember what the modern-day Amalek did to us just as we must remember what the original Amalek did to us?
The Seder Night Making Seder Night a Family Experience
If you want to give family members a sense of participation on Seder night, it is important to involve everybody already at the preparatory stage. Youngsters who prepare in advance will feel a part of the Seder, and they will look forward to it.
