Dedicated by Moris and Lillian Tabacinic · In loving memory of Menachem Mendel and Shaindel Tabacinic
Jonah wasn’t some average Joe who decided to go his own way and not to listen to G-d. Why then did he disobey?
Jewish History
David had a tumultous, yet ultimately triumphant life. He was the progenitor of a royal
dynasty chosen by G‑d, but he suffered mightily from strife, especially at the
hand of those closest to...
What is G‑d’s ultimate delight?
That a human soul will build portals of light so that the Creator’s presence may shine into His creation.
That a breath from His essence will pull herself out from the mud and turn to Him in love.
That a child of His being, exiled to the shadows of a physical world, will discover that...
Jewish Tales from the Past
“And what are you going to claim on Judgement Day, eh, Zusha? Your soul will know no peace when that time comes!”
The Jewish Woman
Some problems can be fixed, and some problems can’t. Some problems have solutions, and some don’t. It’s not the problem that’s the problem. It’s how I look at and
deal with the problem. It’s...
And [Moses] took the book of the covenant and read it within the hearing of the people, and they said, “All that G‑d has spoken, we will do and we will hear.”
– Exodus 24:7
Rebecca Born
(1677 BCE)
Birth of Rebecca (1677-1556 BCE), wife of Isaac, mother of Jacob and Esau, and one of the Four... Read More »
2nd Tablets; Day of Forgiveness
(1313 BCE)
On the 10th of Tishrei of the year 2449 from creation, 82 days after the people of Israel betrayed... Read More »
Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year -- the day on which we are closest to G-d and to the... Read More »
A Yom Kippur anthology
About Yom Kippur (from... Read More »
Yizkor, the remembrance prayer for departed parents, is recited today after the morning reading of... Read More »
The 10-day period beginning on Rosh Hashanah and ending on Yom Kippur is known as the "Ten Days of... Read More »
Once a month, as the moon waxes in the sky, we recite a special blessing called Kiddush Levanah... Read More »
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