א' דר"ח מרחשון, ה'תשמ"ג

1. It is a Jewish custom to begin a gathering with a “blessing.” We find this in today’s Torah portion, the first parshah of Noach. It states “These are the generations of Noach, Noach...” it repeats the word Noach twice. Our Sages explain that the name N...

A Jew is commanded to serve G-d “with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your might.” If so, one might ask, shouldn’t one always strive for the way that requires the most effort possible?

A Jew might sometimes feel that he stands alone against the world around him. So even before reassuring him that there are indeed many others with him – above all, G-d Himself – we tell him the story of Noah: There was an entire generation in which there ...

Chassidim sing a lively Niggun.