On the Jewish Holiday of Purim we must get drunk to the point where we can no longer distinguish between the righteous Mordechai and the evil Haman. Why should we lose sight of that difference? Watch Rabbi Pessin to find out now…
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Category: Jewish Holidays
Why Do We Celebrate Trees on Tu Bishvat? (60 Sec)
Tu Bishvat or Tu Bshevat is referred to as the Festival of Trees. Why are we celebrating Trees? What is this all about?Rabbi Aharon Pessin shares a beautiful lesson that we can hopefully take with us in to this joyous holiday…
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Chanukah – Turning Darkness Into Light (70 Sec)
The Midrash tells us that the Ancient Greek exile is referred to as Darkness. Imagine a beautifully furnished castle – now imagine as you are walking through enjoying the fine details and someone turns off the lights! All that furniture which was once beautiful now becomes an obstacle! But weren’t they so intelligent? Weren’t the Ancient-Greeks the harbingers of science, philosophy and math? The problem was that they loved wisdom so much, they saw it as an end in itself. They focused on the ‘what’ and not the ‘why’.
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Sukkah – Why We Live In Huts? (90 Sec)
For the Jewish Holilday of Sukkot, we build ourselves temporary huts, in Hebrew this hut is called a “Sukkah” – And during the Holiday period we basically do all our primary home activities in there, mainly eating and sleeping – but also other activities. But why these temporary, flimsy huts? Why not something more stable and luxurious? Jacob Rupp explains
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Holiday of Sukkot & The Secret To Happiness (80 Sec)
The secret to happiness is actually found in the Jewish Holiday of Sukkot. We build temporary huts outdoors and we dwell in them for 7 days, but how does this teach us happiness? Jacob Rupp shares an insight in under 80 seconds
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How Does Yom Kippur Work? (60 Sec)
Yom Kippur the holiest day of the Jewish Year. What is this special day. It’s kind of like the ‘laundromat day’ you go in no so clean, and come out purified – how does this Holy day work? Rabbi Aaron Pessin explains in this short 1 minute video
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Dip the Apple In The Honey Explained (90 Sec)
It’s customary on the Jewish New Year (aka Rosh Hashanah) to dip the apple in the honey – but why do we do this? Rabbi Aaron Pessin shares ones of the beautiful explanations that could give us more appreciation as this special Holiday arrives.
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Rosh Hashanah Explained (90 Sec)
Rosh Hashana is the Jewish New Year, but what is it all about? We know it is the birthday of humanity, the day God created man It’s also called Judgement day on which we are supposed to rejoice – in 90 seconds Rabbi Aaron Pessin explains what it’s all about
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What Is Teshuva All About? (60 Sec)
The Month of Elul is a special time for Teshuva. What is teshuva? Teshuva in Hebrew means “To Return” – It’s about actually coming back to becoming the person who you really are – the real you. Rabbi Aharon Pessin explains this idea in 60 seconds
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What is Elul All About? (60 Sec)
What is Elul? The Hebrew month of Elul is an auspicious time for getting closer to God. Elul is the month that precedes the Jewish Days of Awe – it kicks off the 40 days that lead up to the holiest day of the Jewish year, Yom Kippur, so how does one tap into the special energy that God showers down on us during this time? Rabbi Aharon Pessin explains.
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