Tu Bishvat is the Holiday of Trees, but if I am not a farmer, and don’t have a tree in my yard, what does it have to do with me? Rabbi Pessin shares a Tu Bishvat lesson for life
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There’s a famous question – Why do we celebrate 8 days of Chanukah if the miracle really only happened for 7 days, They found enough oil for 1 day, so the 1st day was not a miracle, so it seems. Our Rabbis share many answers to solve this question – Rabbi Pessin shares another amazing miracle, but more importantly a lesson for all of us.
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On Chanukah we mention the Al Hanissim prayer several times throughout our day – We also mention this same prayer on the Purim Holiday – The idea on both holidays is similar, a prayer of thanks and praise and commemoration of what happened in those days, but there is an interesting difference in the actual wording – the Rabbi Aaron Pessin shares a beautiful insight into the prayer of Al Hanissim.
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A war is raging between two great nations – but how does that impact us? What is our role in this war? What does our sages say about times like these?
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“There’s an Eye that sees and an Ear that listens” and ‘Everything is being recorded’ – Why is this important to know,? Betzalel Alcide, a convert to Judaism, shares a special message that is found within this verse.
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A couple from Zurich were blessed with twins after 32 years! An unbelievable story in and of itself until their old time neighbor reveals a small secret, at which time, both stories come together in harmony to reveal a most incredible masterpiece. Revealing the power of human kindness and prayer.
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An Orthodox Jewish student (a friend of Rabbi Alpren – who is telling the story) was studying to be a psychiatrist in the USA, and at the end of the year, the university had brought in a number of different specialists in alternative medicines and various healing techniques to share their knowledge and experiences with the class. For a series of about 3 final lectures, they brought in a Witch, who was apparently involved in black magic. Everything was going fine, but she would not make eye contact with the Orthodox Jew, until one day…
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Every Jewish male from the age of mitzvot (which is 13yrs) is obligated to put tefillin on his arm and on his head each morning. Not including Shabbat. the most basic reason we don tefillin is because it’s a commandment written in the Torah – However, in this case the Torah hints to us another reason for this incredible commandment and the Ramban (Nachmanides) reveals it to us…
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Praying to G-d has the power to make the impossible possible. YES it’s really true. There’s more to it, but[…]
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