9 Lessons
Coping with Difficulties The Right Perspective
Our eyes, our point of view, our leaders in believing. A Holocaust survivor's choice of faith, story of Rabbi Akiva and the foxes, the different meanings of the words for seeing in Hebrew, using Shabbat as the time to gain perspective.
Torah Study The Hundred Keys – Torah and Livelihood
When a person chooses a field of work such as business, medicine, carpentry, or any other profession, he finds a way to reveal to all that the Torah is part of his life. Magnifying God's honor in this way halts divine retribution and brings long life.
Hanukkah In Our Time Chanukah and a Jam at the Jaffa Gate
On Purim, the faith in God's omnipotence and the Torah's divinity were revealed. On Chanukah, the faith in personal Divine Providence was revealed: God delivered the many into the hands of the few. We, too, must strive to see God's providence in all.
Tazria The Kedusha Within
Parashat Tazria
Why does the mitzvah of brit milah appear in the middle of the parasha of the yoledet? Why does the yoledet bring a sin-offering? The answer to these questions sheds light on the concepts of tumah and taharah
The Meaning Sefirat Ha'omer The Brit of the Omer
Why are the days between Pesach and Shavuot called sefirat haomer instead of sefirah l’kabbalat haTorah? Why is the mitzvah of the omer accorded the special status of a brit? The answer to these questions reveal the true message behind the korban haomer;
