SHEMA – GIVE WITNESS!   There is a famous story of a traveller who visited one of the greatest rabbis of the last generation – the Chafetz Chaim. The traveller entered the humble abode of the Chafetz Chaim and was astonished by the meagre accommodation. He asked the Chafetz Chaim where all his furniture was? […]

Where’s My Reward?   The Midrash Tehillim says that the Giants Og and Sichon were more formidable adversaries than Pharaoh and his army. Moshe had battled Sichon and won. Now he faced a war against the mighty Og. Yet before this war, Moshe seems to be worried. Hashem has to reassure him – Al Tirah […]

  Not Just Any Stones! There is never a dull moment in Israel! Just this week a thief returned two archaeological treasures with a confession note – after apparently experiencing 20 years of bad luck. The 2,000-year-old sling stones were taken from the ancient city of Gamla in the Golan Heights in July 1995, the […]

The dangerous reward   A school teacher asked a student, “John, will you please conjugate the verb ‘to go’ for the class?” The kid began, “I go… um… you go… ehmm… he goes…” “How about a little faster?” asks the teacher. “Sure!” answered John. “I run, you run, she runs…”   Movement is important. It’s […]