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Chanukah: The Fire in Every Jew
Rabbi Sinai Yakobian shares a lesson about the Jewish Holiday of Chanukah
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Fixing the Sin of Adam & Eve
This week we read the Torah portion of Bereishit / Genesis, and in it we learn about the Sin of Adam and Eve. The Ben Ish Chai shares what we can do, so to speak, to rectify the sin of eating from the tree of knowledge.
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Yom Kippur: Coming Clean on The Holiest Day
During confession on this holy day of Yom Kippur, we bang our chest. However, we also occasionally sing the confession – We sinned, and now we are singing about it? Rabbi Pessin reveals the joy that lies behind the commandment of teshuvah (repentance)
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Rosh Hashanah: But I’ve Fallen So Low
A man came to a Rabbi (Rabbi Yisrael Salanter) for advice – this man had fallen so low in sin, that he feared that he had reached a point of no return. The Rabbi gave him a shocking answer. Rabbi Aaron Pessin shares this important message for all.
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Tisha B’Av – Doing Kindness Vs Loving Kindness
Rabbi Yehezkel Abramsky used to say that our fast day of Tisha B’Av reminds him of old people at an old age home. What do people do at an old age home? They sit around in their slippers, think and talk about food all day long. Is that what we should be doing on this day? Rabbi Pessin shares the words of our prophets which give insight into what God really wants from us…
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Keeping It Private
In the Torah portion of Matot-Masei, hidden in a small verse in the book of Numbers, Rabbi Enkin shares a lesson of fine character from our teacher Moses. A tip for good parenting and good leadership.
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Learning Greatness From Moses
In the Torah portion of Chukat we read about the song that the Jewish people sung in celebration and thanksgiving for the well that followed them and provided water for them, through out their journey in the desert – however, there is another place in the Torah when the Jews also sing a song of Thanks to God, but there is a difference in the wording of these 2 verses. Why is that? Rabbi Ari Enkin shares the lesson.
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You’re Not Alone
“There’s an Eye that sees and an Ear that listens” and ‘Everything is being recorded’ – Why is this important to know,? Betzalel Alcide, a convert to Judaism, shares a special message that is found within this verse.
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Simple Secret for a More Enjoyable & Meaningful Life
So what is the secret to living a more enjoyable and meaningful life?
Benyamin Patino shares a short message