What’s the Big Deal?
Everyone is going nuts about Purim!!! What’s the big deal?? Is Purim the only time The Jewish People were threatened with destruction and have been saved in the last minute? (For example Sancheriv lays siege to Jerusalem 100 years before…
The Art of Giving!
Judaism is full of blessings. We are commanded to recite one hundred blessings a day. Yet, there is no blessing with regards to a certain special mitzvah that we perform quiet often – Tsedaka (charity). Out of all the blessings…
Cleaning Out The Dust
Succot has finally arrived. Everyone’s busy preparing for the Chag, getting the Arba Minim, building beautiful Succot. Question: Where did you build your Succah? Many people have houses and tend to build in their back garden. Some have the pleasure…
The Elephant and the Ivory Tower
Elephants are pretty powerful creatures. They can weigh as much as 12 tons, and stand as high as thirteen feet tall. Their trunks are strong enough to rip branches off of a tree. But despite their enormous power, elephants can…
The Important Rope
Winter had settled in, and storms were conjuring up, but the family of four had to make their way to an urgent appointment hundreds of miles away. In those days the only way of travel for such a family was…
Yom Kippur Insights
As we approach Yom Kippur and the sealing of our destiny for the coming year, there is a sense some people have of impending doom. “I haven’t been that great this year”, “I botched up this year”, and “boy am…
The power of Our Speech
Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me’ is a well-known English idiom. But what is Judaism’s perspective on this? I think it’s remarkable that arguably the holiest day of the Jewish calendar begins with…
