December 5, 2023
December 5, 2023

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Rabbi Reuven Taragin

Rabbi Reuven Taragin is the dean of overseas students at Yeshivat HaKotel.

Articles by Rabbi Reuven Taragin

Acheinu: Connecting to Our People

Death as Ingathering Whereas Lech Lecha and Vayera depict the lives of Avraham and Sarah, Chayei Sarah describes the transition from them to the next

More Than Just Kapparah

Day of Purification Though we generally associate Yom Kippur with atonement, the Torah defines taharah (purification) as the day’s goal. “For on this day, He

How to Respond to Suffering

Expressing Our Faith The mizmor of Tehillim we recite each Shabbat declares the “goodness” of singing Hashem’s praises: “Tov lehodot laShem u’lezamer leshimcha elyon,” (Tehillim

All for the Good

God Intends The Good Yosef Hatzaddik found himself in a terrible situation. Sold into slavery by his own brothers, he had every reason to feel

How to Live Without Worry

Bitachon is not just a mitzvah. It is also the only way to live without worry. Most people are beset with worry. They worry about

The Ultimate Decisor

By Rabbi Reuven Taragin Over the past weeks, we studied the first of the 13 principles, which recognizes Hashem’s control over all occurrences. This week,

Appreciating Our Creator

אני מאמין באמונה שלימה שהבורא יתברך שמו הוא בורא ומנהיג לכל הברואים והוא לבדו עשה עושה ויעשה לכל המעשים (Rambam to Mishna Sanhedrin 10, 13

Living In Hashem’s World*

אני מאמין באמונה שלימה שהבורא יתברך שמו הוא בורא ומנהיג לכל הברואים והוא לבדו עשה עושה ויעשה לכל המעשים. Where We Begin Judaism’s thirteen principles

Our Need for Personal Growth

Note: This week Rabbi Taragin begins a new series that addresses issues of personal growth. The pieces will, iy”H, relate to the goals Judaism sets