God’s Part in Our Teshuva
Teshuva is God’s ultimate gift to all of humanity. The ability to invert our past, transmute our personality and rehabilitate our broken relationship with God
Teshuva is God’s ultimate gift to all of humanity. The ability to invert our past, transmute our personality and rehabilitate our broken relationship with God
The birth of a new year is a time of reflection and resolution, when hope and inspiration fill the air. We dream about what this
Waiting for the train to come, Einstein then realized that he couldn’t find his ticket. As he frantically searched around for his ticket, the conductor
Parshat Vayeilech begins with the words: “And Moshe went and he spoke all of these words to all of Israel.” The Torah relates that Moshe
Was that over a dozen motorcycles we saw, parked in front of a house in Teaneck the other night? What could that be? Have no
We are in mortal danger where there is no fear of God, declared our forefather Abraham, (Bereishit 25:11). Peace is promised to us, on the
If there was ever a time that Klal Yisroel needed to unite in a massive outpouring of tefillah and achdus; if there was ever a
Every job has its own pressures and deadlines. The past few weeks have been extremely busy for me. Sometimes I wonder why I commit to
Social distancing will likely be the 2020 word of the year—a concept that was foreign to us at Rosh Hashanah 5780. The effects of this
Finally, the long-awaited moment has arrived. The book of Devarim forecasts the settlement of Israel and the ensuing cultural challenges this younger generation would face.
The Midrash (Bereishit 1:4) says that the world was created in the merit of three things: 1) challah; 2) tithes; and 3) the bikurim—the first
Like many people, I took my family on a little end-of-summer getaway. We loved it—change of scenery, peace and quiet; a respite before the rush