Author: Drops of Light Project
I’m American – Why Do I Care That The Queen of England Died?
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.
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Selichot Prayer at Western Wall in Jerusalem (Aneinu Prayer)
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…
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The Power is in Our Hands…or is it?
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…
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Spiritual Food
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.
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💡DROPS OF LIGHT UPDATE!💡
We have some great news and more…The first episode of the “Science and God series with Professor Daniel Nessim” was[…]
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Her Father Came to Her in a Dream..
Many years ago, R’ Yosef Teitelbaum, a Rabbi in Hungary – After 5 or 6 years of being Rabbi, he was asked to leave their apartment due to unexpected circumstances. Leaving would mean that he’d also lose his job. His wife was not taking the whole situation so well in addition to another challenge that came her way. She went to sleep crying and her father came to her in a dream… Rabbi Sinai shares the story
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The Tribe of Judah & the Lion
On the flag of the Tribe of Judah was a picture of a Lion – The Kings of Israel came from the tribe of Judah. Why was a Lion chosen? You’d say, probably because it’s the King of the Jungle. But why is the Lion the king of all? There are other stronger animals out there…. Menachem Weinreb shares the lesson of The Tribe of Judah and The Lion
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The Color Red = DANGER?
Red usually represents anger, bloodshed or even danger – although when we look into the weekly Torah portion of Chukat, the RED COW is discussed – and we see that this red cow is used to make someone who is impure, pure. In other words, we see it’s quite positive. Menachem Weinreb shares a positive spin on the color red.
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