Caesarians and Pesach
Some time ago, a woman I know gave birth for the first time to a baby boy through a Caesarian-Section. Following the Brit I was asked to calculate when the Pidyon HaBen would fall. My attempt to explain to the…
One Small Step!
After a big storm, thousands of starfish had washed up on a secluded beach. One day, a man was walking down the beach and saw a stranger picking up one starfish at a time and throwing them back into the…
The Avodah of the Two Goats
Few years ago we had a very special guest, Rabbi Gabriel Sasson, who recently in Brooklyn lost seven members of his family. He addressed us on the subject of emunah and he pointed out the difference between someone whose life…
”…והחתן עמד בפתח מחייך”
החגים הנפלאים שלנו צבעוניים הם. זוהרים בססגוניותם. סעודת ליל ראש השנה על שלל סימניה הטובים: תפוח בדבש- לשנה טובה ומתוקה. גרגירי הרימון האדמדמים- לריבוי זכויות ומצוות. ראש הדג- שנהיה לראש. וחג הסוכות – כמה צבעוני הוא. לאכול בסוכה המקורה בירק…
A Day of Optimism
Have you ever wondered why the Jewish day starts at night? Why is it that Shabbat and Yom Tov begin just before it gets dark in the evening rather than as dawn breaks the next morning? Of course, the obvious…
Ten Plagues or ten lessons?
The ten plagues. Hashems way of executing the justified punishment for the Egyptians. The several hundred years of intense and barbaric treatment that the Egyptian nation delivered unto the Jewish people would not go unnoticed. But why is it that…
It Takes All Sorts
I always find the month of Nissan a very frantic time. Have you ever experienced this? Or is it just me? I kid you not. There’s a lot flying around [for once, I’m not referring to drones]. Pesach is a…
