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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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“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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Why is Purim called Purim? We know that it’s explained in the scroll of Esther (Megilat Esther) that it’s called Purim because of the Pur / the lottery that Haman did. Pur is lottery in Hebrew. However Rabbi Rabbi Avigdor Nebenzahl explains a different reason, in a lighthearted/Purim fashion – Rabbi Aaron Pessin shares the essence of this special Jewish holiday.
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There’s a widely accepted custom when we go to the Synagogue and listen to the reading of Megillat Esther, we bang and make noise when we hear Haman’s name being read. What is the source to this tradition? Rabbi Aaron Pessin shares…
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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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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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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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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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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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