By Rabbi Aharon Seleh The Chag of Sukkot is known as Zman Simchateinu. A time of Joy. The question is why specifically during these joyous times are we asked to leave our houses and dwell in a sukkah? The answer is real Joy is being connected to Hashem and to His […]
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By Rabbi Moshe Vosoghi Towards the end of Moshe Rabbeinu’s final address to Klal Yisrael, Moshe tells the nation to, “Remember the days of old, understand the years of every generation.” Rashi explains that the first part of the sentence refers to a general awareness of Hashem’s justice regarding those […]
By Rabbi Yosef Shemtov The Right Approach to Rosh Hashanah A woman is in the hospital in labor with her first child, and she is very scared. Sure, she’s spoken to her mother, sisters, and friends who have already given birth, but this is a first-time experience for her. Boruch Hashem, […]
By Rabbi Daniel Dayan This weeks parasha begins with the words ״אתם ניצבים היום כלכם״. Rashi on this pasuk asks why the parasha of Nitzavim comes right after the parasha of the curses. And he answers that when Bnei Yisrael heard the curses, their faces turned pale, as they were […]
By Rabbi Yitzchak Saeidian Removing the Barrier: One of the well-known remazim of Elul is found in the pasuk: “וּמָל ה׳ אֱלֹקֶיךָ אֶת לְבָבְךָ וְאֶת לְבַב זַרְעֶךָ” “And Hashem will circumcise your heart and the heart of your offspring.” (Devarim 30:6) The first letters of אֶת לְבָבְךָ וְאֶת לְבַב spell […]