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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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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Many people wonder if Science contradicts Jewish thought and the belief in God – We brought Jewish Scientist and Professor Gilbert Daniel Nessim to share his thoughts on Science and God. In this video he shares a fascinating example in nature that brings the message home.
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The 33 days between Passover and Lag Ba’Omer, are days which have some aspects of mourning. We don’t listen to music, shave, cut hair or have celebrations. The question that’s asked is, why are these weeks treated differently than other national tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people? Rabbi Ari Enkin shares
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The Jews have an obligation to wipe out the Amalekites off the face of the earth. Who are the Amalekites today? How do we fight and win this battle? As the Jewish Holiday of Purim approaches, Rav Burg shares an insight into this ongoing war against Amalek.
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The Jews have an obligation to wipe out the Amalekites off the face of the earth. Who are the Amalekites today? How do we fight and win this battle? As the Jewish Holiday of Purim approaches, Rav Burg shares an insight into this ongoing war against Amalek.
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A war is raging between two great nations – but how does that impact us? What is our role in this war? What does our sages say about times like these?
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In the Torah portion of Va’eira – Moses notifies Pharaoh that the Jewish people need to leave Egypt for 3 days to serve God. Pharaoh did not agree to it. Only afterwards Moses asked that the Jewish people be allowed to leave for permanent freedom. The question is asked, why was Pharaoh asked for the 3 days first? Rabbi Enkin shares an important lesson for life.
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In the Torah portion of Shemot – Moses’ mother places him in a wicker basket and sends him down the Nile river with hopes that he would be saved from the decree that all boys be killed. Miriam, his sister, kept an eye on him from behind the bushes, while Batya, Pharaoh’s daughter found him and took him in, adopted him as her own. Our Sages teach us that these 2 women were both rewarded – Miriam greater than Batya, and the question is Why? Rabbi Ari Enkin shares the lesson…
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How does the story of Chanukah relate to me? We are not fighting the ancient Greeks anymore. If the destruction of the temple, the contaminated oil and the whole battle that they went through is all part of the Jewish Story, then how do connect to that? In Judaism Holidays are not just meant to commemorate, but we’re meant to somehow relive it.
Rabbi Yitzchak Botton shares an insight into how we can relate to the story of Chanuka even today.
