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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Did You Know We Shake The Lulav 90 Times!
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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Why is Sukkot Celebrated Right After Yom Kippur?
The Jewish Holiday of Sukkot is celebrated a few days after Yom Kippur. Why is that so? We know that Yom Kippur is the day of atonement and Sukkot is the holiday where we make huts and dwell in them for 7 days – So why is Sukkot celebrated right after Yom Kippur? Rabbi Aaron Pessin shares a beautiful insight into the connection of these special Holidays.
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Will Mashiach Come & Save Us?
Many people make a mistake when it comes to the concept of Mashiach. They think that we can just sit back and do our thing and one day Mashiach will come and redeem me and the entire world. But that’s a terrible failure. As Jews we have a mission to do G-d’s will in this world. We have to be active participants in making the world a better place…
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Lag BaOmer Bonfires In Quarantine? (60 Sec)
There’s a well known custom that we have on Lag BaOmer. We all have bonfires which allude to the words of Torah of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai – Also known as Rashbi. But this year with everyone in quarantine and social restrictions how will we celebrate? Watch Rabbi Pessin and find out
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First Step in Solving Your Problems (60 Sec)
Is something always bothering you? Is someone always pushing your buttons? That could be very painful at times. The secret is to know what to focus on. Rabbi Eliyahu Dworetsky shares a story of a man who visited the doctor. It’s quite amusing. A great lesson and true.
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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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What’s Kosher All About? (60 Sec)
Kosher means fit or suitable according to Jewish dietary laws, but what does it really mean? What’s eating kosher all about? Is it healthier or something else? In 60 seconds, Rabbi Aharon Pessin explains what Kosher is all about.
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Good vs Evil – The Time is Now (60 Sec)
God created this world to give us and opportunity. An opportunity to earn a spot next to Him. When the world was created we were one with God. And we only knew Good. But since Adam’s sin, evil was shown to us. Now we face the battle of Good vs Bad and it’s our job to choose good and fulfil God’s ultimate desire.
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Hebrew Month of Bitter-Cheshvan (60 Sec)
The first month of the Jewish calendar, and the most Holiday-packed of all the Hebrew months is the month of Tishrei. Immediately following Tishrei is the month of Mar-Heshvan. Mar means bitter in Hebrew – It’s called bitter because there are no Holidays during this month – but is it really bitter? Eliav Friedman teaches us, in one minute, how to tap into the positive energy hidden in this so called bitter month
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