Was The Forbidden Fruit an Apple?

Everyone knows that Adam and Eve ate sinned and ate from the Tree of knowledge. They ate the forbidden fruit. But what exactly was the forbidden fruit? If you ask the average American they’ll probably tell you it was an apple. Hence, everyone has an Adam’s apple… right? Well not quite. In this short video Eliav Friedman, MSW, shares the Jewish take on the forbidden fruit.

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The Lesson of The Wine

In the Torah portion of Vayigash, Joseph reveals himself to his brothers. Before the brothers leave Egypt, Joseph gives them a gift to take back to his father Jacob. It was an aged bottle of wine. The question is asked: Why an aged bottle of wine – what is so important about this bottle of wine? Did his father need wine at this time? Rabbi Ari Enkin shares the important lesson that we learn from this bottle of wine.

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Parenting and Leadership

The Key to True Leadership & Parenting

Throughout the Torah there are many conversations recorded. Between Abraham and Sarah, Abraham and the angles who came to visit him, Abraham and the Kings – but yet there is only 1 short conversation between Abraham and his beloved son Isaac. A total of only 15 words. How is it that Isaac became who he was with very little fatherly input and fatherly teachings? What was the parenting and leadership secret that was known to Abraham?

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Behind The Greatness Of Abraham

In the Torah portion of Lech Lecha we are introduced to Abraham – He was the first Jew. He taught the world about G-d. He did acts of kindness to no end. He was told by G-d that it was time to move to the land of Israel and when he arrives, the verse states “He pitched his tent” – but the words “his tent” are spelled strangely in the verse. It’s spelled with a letter hei and not a vav. Implying something else. Rabbi Ari Enkin shares an important lesson in life, and reveals yet another point of greatness found in Abraham our forefather.

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Secret of the Vast Universe

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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