Maximize Your Moments
An image of a man looking towards Israel was discovered in google maps in satellite view. Someone shared that with me about 2 years ago. You can see for yourself in google maps – it’s REAL. I was so amazed that I had to delve deeper…I went to google maps and I measured the distance from the Eye to Jerusalem. Watch the video to see what I discovered…
Read more
From the teachings of ‘Anaf Yosef’ based on a Midrash – We see, regarding the 4 species of the Sukkot Holiday, that there is more than meets the eye – Rabbi Aaron Pessin shares a beautiful insight into the Etrog, Lulav, Hadas and Arava.
Read more
Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the Jewish Year. It’s also one of the happiest. Yom Kippur is like the Shabbat, in that it’s a day of rest and no work is done on this day – but Yom Kippur is unique in that we also refrain from a variety of additional physical activities – Why is that? in this video Eliav Friedman, MSW shares 5 of the activities that we don’t do on this holy day and why…
Read more
Elul the month before Rosh Hashanah on the Jewish Calendar is a time for Self Reflection and Teshuva (Repentance) as[…]
Read more
Judging others is something we always try to avoid – Yet, here we are the Jewish people celebrating a Holiday called “Rosh Hashanah” which is in essence, Judegement day, the day the world is judged by God Himself. So why the celebration and happiness? Eliav Friedman, MSW, shares an insight on our approach to Judgement day.
Read more
I’m American, Why do I care that the Queen of England died? What difference does it make to me… Eliav Friedman, MSW, shares the Jewish perspective on Monarchy and why he, as an American Jew cares about the Queen’s passing.
Read more
Watch as hundreds gather at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, after midnight, for the prayers of repentance (The Sephardic Selichot) before the upcoming Jewish High Holidays.. Rosh Hashanna and Yom Kippur…
Read more
We read in the Torah about Jewish soldiers who are drafted for war. We are told that there are certain transgressions, which if done, would exempt a person from serving in the army. Among these it’s explained, are, those who speak between the arm tefillin and the head tefillin. This seems quite odd, why is this so important to uphold – what’s so special about not having an interruption between the arm and head tefillin? Rabbi Ari Enkin shares a lesson about Tefillin and a lesson for life…
Read more
We read in the famous verse that “Man does not live on bread alone” – but we need food to live, so what exactly does this mean? Rabbi Ari Enkin shares the spiritual aspect to eating food.
Read more