by Stewert Weiss | Apr 3, 2009 | Beginner
Time, it’s been said, is often like a sharp gust of wind that can move you and turn you with its invisible force, and then disappear as quickly as it came. But time, it seems to me, is also like a river, flowing from one end of eternity to the other, winding...
by Rabbi Naphtali Hoff | Feb 10, 2009 | Beginner
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness… it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us.” (Charles Dickens, A Tale...
by Rabbi Mordechai Katz | Oct 3, 2008 | Beginner
Teshuvah, meaning return to G-d or repentance, is important throughout the year, but it is especially crucial during the period of time from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur, known as the “Days of Awe” or “High Holy Days.” The first day of the month...
by Nechama Stampler | Sep 29, 2008 | Beginner
We are commanded by the Torah to sound the shofar on Rosh Hashanah. Three types of calls must be made in order to fulfill the commandment. Tekiah, the first and last call, consists of one long unbroken blast. Shevarim, the second, has three medium blasts, each lasting...
by Rabbi Yaakov Hillel | Jun 26, 2008 | Beginner
Excerpted with permission from “ASCENDING JACOB’S LADDER.” Published by Mesorah and Ahavat Shalom Pub. To get full value out of Shabbat in terms of benefits and enjoyment, we need to understand what resting on Shabbat really means. Some people think...
