Reflecting the Light – A lesson from the Moon.
This Shabbat is the fourth and final of the four special Shabbatot which help us prepare for the festivals of Purim and Pesach. The special maftir that is read is from Exodus 12 is called HaChodesh (“the month”). The passage…
Parasha Insights
Senior Kodesh Teacher at Hasmonean High School Mazal tov are the words we usually hear when we hear the joyful news of new baby who has entered our world. Yet the Torah appears to view the birth as a negative…
SELF IMPROVEMENT – Don’t Blame Me!
Do you remember the Iraqi information minister giving a news brief on April 7, 2003? He claimed that there were no American troops in Baghdad, and that the Americans were committing suicide by the hundreds at the city’s gates. At…
Powerful Words
Have you ever been in a group having a conversation, when you notice that the person that is speaking the most might be speaking a lot but deep down there seems to be no meaning emanating from him? Some people…