Dedicated by Moris and Lillian Tabacinic · In loving memory of Menachem Mendel and Shaindel Tabacinic
In every Jewish soul there exists a spark of Moses. And in every generation, there is a Moses who imparts that inspiration to the people of his time.
Is there a substantive reason to have a circumcision performed by a mohel, rather than a doctor? What about medical concerns?
So it will be, on the heels of you listening to these judgments of Mine and doing them…that G‑d will love you, bless you, increase your numbers, bless the fruits of your womb and the fruits of your land, your grain, your wine, and your oil, the offspring of your animals and your wealth of sheep… (Deut. 7:12-13)
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Knowing that I’m up and just a phone call away, I get to hear from a kaleidoscope of people I’ve met through different stages of life.
The Rebbe’s father saw kabbalistic significance in every event in his life. Was this a humble approach?
Like the bee who buzzes around and collects nectar, we, too, are tasked with moseying about and collecting sweet things.
I found it very moving to be present at this quite rare ceremony for only the second time in my life.
The custom of (not) celebrating Jewish weddings on Friday afternoon has a fascinating history.
And it was when they crossed, that Elijah said to Elisha, "Ask what I shall do for you, while I am not yet taken away from you." And Elisha said, "Please let there be a double portion of your spirit on me." And he said, "You have made a difficult request. If you see me taken from you, it will be so to you, and if not, it will not be." And it was that they were going, walking and talking, and behold a fiery chariot and fiery horses, and they separated them both. And Elijah ascended to heaven in a whirlwind. And Elisha saw, and he was crying, "My father! My father! The chariots of Israel and their riders!" And he saw him no longer. Now he took hold of his garments and rent them in two pieces...
– II Kings 2:9-12
Passing of Rabbi Yaakov Culi
(1732)
Born in Jerusalem in 1689 (5449?), Yaakov Culi moved to Constantinople, Turkey, where he found... Read More »
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