by Dr. Abraham Twerski | Mar 27, 2018 | Beginner
Judaism encourages inquiry. However, this must be inquiry with a sincere intent to learn and to gain knowledge, and not provocation or derisive scoffing. The question posed by the wise person is: Why are so many and varied mitzvot related to the Exodus? What is so...
by Rabbi Yonason Goldson | Mar 27, 2018 | Beginner
 In every generation, every person is obligated to envision himself as if he personally had gone out from Egypt. Are we meant to take these words from the Pesach Haggadah literally? If so, it seems an impossible task. With only moderate effort we might recall ancient...
by Rabbi Berel Wein | Oct 1, 2017 | Beginner
The awe and introspective contemplation of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur induce a state of spiritual awakening that allows one to truly enjoy and be happy on Sukkot, the festival called “zman simcha’sainu – the time of our joy.” There is a great...
by Rabbi Yisrael Rutman | Sep 7, 2012 | Beginner
When the New Year arrives in America, the traditional greeting is “Happy New Year!” And it’s accompanied by music and dancing, cheering crowds, drunkenness, exploding balls atop Times Square, the New Year’s Eve party, and the hangover the...
by Jonathan Rosenblum | Aug 30, 2012 | Beginner
Followers of Rabbi Yisrael Salanter, founder of the the 19th Century movement of ethical revival known as the Mussar movement, rejected the familiar distinction between mitzvos between man and G-d and mitzvos between man and G-d. Rather they saw the two types of...
