Lech Lecha
From the moment we are born, to the day that G-d calls us, we are tested. In essence, everything is a test, and once we absorb this, it will become easier to bear the many challenges and trials of life.…
Lighting Shabbat candles with Sarah Imenu
Hundreds, if not thousands, of communities worldwide are participating this week in an international Shabbat. Children of Abraham and Sarah will be doing what Sarah did weekly – ushering in the holiness of Shabbat with candle lighting. Abraham “called in…
The Thief’s Answer!
Imagine a fantastic life where children are conceived and born on the same day. A newborn child is immediately able to stand and walk with the ability to speak. The land is filled with abundance and great produce. People possess…
Parsha Insights
“And Noach the man of the earth profaned and he planted a vineyard and drank from the wine and he became drunk” “Vayachel” Rashi explains that he profaned himself as he should have first planted something else. The Midrash Rabbah says…
The Blessing of Rebuke
The end of life somehow affords a clearer perspective than ever before, so a person’s last words are arguably the most powerful they’ll ever say. Accordingly, halacha gives great import to the words of a dying person, permitting certain financial acquisitions not…
Leap second!
Anyone who was really focusing on their watches at midnight on the 31st December would have noticed something strange. If you were one of those people who couldn’t wait for 2016 to be over, then unfortunately you would have had to…
