
Reassessing Our Values on Sukkot
What if we were told that we only had a few months left to live? What regrets would we have? Would we regret that we
What if we were told that we only had a few months left to live? What regrets would we have? Would we regret that we
The following is based on a holiday message from my friend Rabbi Lior Engelman. Sukkot is a time for recognizing our spiritual giants, and this
A story is told of a great tzaddik and his rebbetzin who possessed almost no material items. They owned only one item of significance: a
Yom Kippur inspires reflections about personal repentance as well as national atonement. We plead for personal deliverance just as we voice our hopes for our
We all want to eventually get into Heaven. We spend much time studying Torah and doing mitzvot so as to pave the way to Gan
The universal nature of Rosh Hashanah isn’t limited to a particular nation and certainly not to a particular location. All human beings are judged and,
When discussing Rosh Hashanah with my high school students a number of years ago, one of my students said that Rosh Hashanah is similar to
Question: How is it that we call the first 10 days of Tishrei the “Ten Days of Teshuva”? On Rosh Hashanah, the first two days
Last month, a dream came true. Thanks to the help of some dear relatives, my son and I were able to go to Eretz Yisrael
The opening section of Parshat Ki Tavo is framed by the encounter with financial success. Having cultivated a successful harvest, a person presents his finest
Many store owners post a dollar bill on the wall behind the cash register to remember their first dollar of profit. We have a related
Parshat Ki Teitzei speaks of the ben sorer umoreh, the rebellious child. This rebellious child became so caught up in his gluttonous ways that he