They once did a survey for a Jewish magazine, asking many people if they could invite ay 3 jewish people over for dinner, Who would you invite? A Lesson from Rabbi Aharon Pessin drives home the way we should be thinking as we go through the 3 weeks leading up to Tisha BAv, the time the Holy Temple, Bais Hamikdash was destroyed.
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As the Jewish Holiday of Lag BaOmer approaches – Lag BaOmer is the 33rd day of the Omer counting, between the Holiday of Passover and the Holiday of Shavuot – In this video Eliav Friedman, MSW, shares 5 things many Jews do on this day special.
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On the Jewish Holiday of Lag BaOmer, many Jews go to Mount Meron where the great 2nd century Tannaitic Jewish sage Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai is buried. Also known by the acronym Rashbi. In this video, Eliav Friedman, MSW, shares 5 fun facts about this famous Jewish sage, from his escape from the Romans and more.
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Fear Your Mother & Father is a famous commandment in the Torah – and one of the ways to fulfill commandment is to “Not sit in your father’s seat” – it’s pretty straight forward, but Rabbi Pessin shares another approach
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The Jewish Holiday of Chanukah falls out on the 25th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev. (Usually in December) We light a menorah of 8 branches in order to commemorate the miracle of the oil that lasted 8 days instead of 1. Eliav Friedman, MSW. shares 8 facts about Hanukah that you should really know. Happy Chanukah!
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Esau had been threatening to kill Jacob / Yakov and after many years finally they were about to meet for the first time. Jacob prepared for this dramatic meeting in 3 ways. Eliav Friedman, MSW. shares the 3 ways and the lesson we can take with us.
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Abraham or Avraham in Hebrew, was the first official Jew. Do you know how old he was when he had his son Isaac? Or that his father sent him away to Nimrod, the king at that time, who ordered him to be thrown into a fiery furnace. Watch this short video as Eliav Friedman, MSW shares 5 things about Abraham.
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Everyone knows that Adam and Eve ate sinned and ate from the Tree of knowledge. They ate the forbidden fruit. But what exactly was the forbidden fruit? If you ask the average American they’ll probably tell you it was an apple. Hence, everyone has an Adam’s apple… right? Well not quite. In this short video Eliav Friedman, MSW, shares the Jewish take on the forbidden fruit.
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Noah, the man who famously built the ark to save his family & the future generations from the flood. Did you know how long it took Noah to build the ark? How old was he when he had his first child? I’m sure there’s other things you never knew. In this short video Eliav Friedman, MSW shares 5 things about Noah & the Ark.
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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…
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