Tag: Story

A Parable For The End of Days

Mashiach, R. Genish, David

The Talmud from over 2000 years ago tells a fascinating story about Rabbah bar bar Hana, who was on a boat in the ocean, and happened upon an island. Little did he know, that this island was the back of a giant fish. They stopped the boat for a break, and took out a barbecue to cook some food. The heat from the fire triggered the fish, and it flipped over. Had it not been for the boat near by, they would have drowned. The Netivot HaMishpat, (a great Rabbi from around 250 years ago) explains the parable to be referring to what will be when the Jews finally make their return to Israel, the land of Israel…

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Shavuot: What It’s All About (3 min)

Jewish Holidays, R. Klatzko, Benzion, Shavuot

A story from the Talmud about a couple who couldn’t have children. After 10 years had past, the husband told the wife that they should divorce. It was decided that they meet with the Great Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai before proceeding with a divorce. They told him the story and he advised an unusual course of action…which they followed. Rabbi Benzion Klatzko shares this story with along with the powerful message that is derived from it…

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Arriving at Meron, Lag BaOmer – What they saw… (100 Sec)

Jewish Holidays, Lag BaOmer, R. Genish, David

In life things don’t always work out the way we want them to. Sometimes we get angry, we get frustrated. Although in reality, you can get rid of that anger and frustration with a rather simple technique. It’s called reframing. By looking at the exact same situation through a different lens. In this video Rabbi David Genish shares a somewhat humorus example of how each person sees the exact same scenario differently.

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