רַבִּי יַעֲקֹב אוֹמֵר, הָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה דּוֹמֶה לִפְרוֹזְדוֹר בִּפְנֵי הָעוֹלָם הַבָּא. הַתְקֵן עַצְמְךָ בַפְּרוֹזְדוֹר, כְּדֵי שֶׁתִּכָּנֵס לַטְּרַקְלִין: הוּא הָיָה אוֹמֵר, יָפָה שָׁעָה אַחַת בִּתְשׁוּבָה וּמַעֲשִׂים טוֹבִים

Express Our Faith The mizmor dedicated to Shabbat ((Tehillim 92) encourages singing Hashem’s praises: “Tov l’hodot laShem u’l’zamer l’shimcha elyon.” It continues with the famous

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

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

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

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

Though we hope and pray for the best, suffering is part of life and can be hard to handle. In addition to dealing with the

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

Why We Mourn We have two yearly communal periods of mourning—the Three Weeks and the Omer. Both were caused by dysfunctional interpersonal relationships. The Three

In our last pieces, we learned that the occurrences that affect our lives are “min haShamayim (from heaven).” This week, we will explain how this

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,