Dedicated by Moris and Lillian Tabacinic · In loving memory of Menachem Mendel and Shaindel Tabacinic
A container is defined by its contents: A pitcher of water is water. A crate of apples is apples. A house, too, is defined by what it contains.
Fill your house with books of Torah, and your house becomes a Torah. Affix charity boxes to its walls, and your house becomes a wellspring of charity. Bring those who need a...
As I prepared to celebrate the
holiday in quarantine, I knew that I would have to seek inspiration in order to
find meaning and pleasure in this lonely, unusual Shavuot.
Tips on how to read the Ten Commandments at home, inspiration for the holiday, family party packet
Here are our tips for a Shavuot that is both delightful to the soul and pleasant for the person.
Unlike the Written Torah, when studying the Oral Torah, a person has not fulfilled his obligation of Torah study unless he understands what is being learnt. Nevertheless, exceptions are made for...
Rabbi Leib, the "Grandfather of Shpoli," related that when he was a child of three he saw the Baal Shem Tov. "He placed his holy hand on my heart and ever since I have felt warm." A gesture of a tzaddik (righteous person), certainly seeing him and hearing his voice, will make an impression never to be forgotten.
– Hayom Yom, Tevet 14
Jews Prepare to Receive Torah
(1313 BCE)
On Sivan 3, G-d instructed Moses to "set boundaries for the people around, saying, 'Beware of... Read More »
Vespasian Captures Jericho
(68 CE)
In his advance towards the destruction of Jerusalem, Rome Emperor Titus Flavius Vespasianus... Read More »
Maimonides Arrives in Israel
(1165)
On 4 Iyar, 4925 (1165), Maimonides sets sail from Fez,
Morocco, to escape Islamic persecution. The... Read More »
Today begin the three days of preparation for the festival of Shavuot known as the "Three Days of... Read More »
Tomorrow is the forty-eighth day of the Omer Count. Since, on the Jewish calendar, the day begins at... Read More »
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