How long until you’re successful? Well, if you are like many other people out there, then you’ve got these grand visions of what you want to create. Often what happens is that we get upset and frustrated because we are so far from where we want to be. However, in Judaism we have a special day called Shabbat. Rabbi Jacob Rupp reveals one of the core concepts of Shabbat which brings success closer than we thought.
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As Noah is preparing to finally leave the ark he sends out a Dove to find dry land – The Dove returns with an olive leaf / branch in its beak. The wording that the verse uses is ‘taraf befi’hah” which is an oddly aggressive word for the circumstances. From this we learn an important lesson…
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Watch this argument between King David and American astronomer Carl Sagan. True they lived thousands of years apart! Nonetheless, Sagan was firmly convinced that there had to be life on another planet. Otherwise, he couldn’t understand the vastness of the universe. King David, on the other hand, understood it just the opposite, that the universe was specifically made for us…
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In the beginning of Creation – after every creation the Torah says “it was good”. However, after the creation of Adam and Eve it does not say “it was good”. We know that man was created in G-d’s image. The pinnacle of creation. So why does the Torah not say “it was good” – Rabbi Ari Enkin shares an insight.
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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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Our Rabbi’s teach that shaking the Lulav can bring abundance from above. The Lulav is required to be straight and it’s compared to a spine. What can we learn from this? Rabbi Pessin shares an insight on the mitzva of shaking the Lulav.
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Fascinating insight by 13th century Kabbalist / Author of the Sefer HaRokeach
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In the Jewish Holiday of Sukkot we are commanded to bundle the 4 species together and shake them (The Lulav, Etrog, Hadassim & Aravot). We shake this bundle to each of the 6 directions – right, left, up, down, forward, back – that’s 6 times. In each direction we do 3 shakes. That’s 18. We repeat this in the prayer service 5 times. That is a total of 90 times that we shake the lulav. However, we know that the significance of the number 91 is tremendous – and we are missing one shake to align with this significant number. Rabbi Aaron Pessin shares the secret.
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This is the one holiday that on which the Torah tells us to be Happy. VeSamachta BeChagecha. It starts with a smile. Wishing you all an enjoyable Sukkot Holiday! Stay Happy.
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