by Rabbi Dov LinzerPosted on September 18, 2017
There is a practice to build the sukkah immediately following Yom Kippur, to begin involving ourselves with mitzvot as soon as possible so as to turn our teshuvah process into action. But building a sukkah is not just one mitzvah of many mitzvot; it can be seen as a model of how we can live Continue Reading »
by Rabbi Haggai ResnikoffPosted on August 3, 2017
Judaism today sees itself as a civilization that honors history above most things. And the history that we venerate is almost always our own. The Torah, however, in various places emphasizes the importance of knowing other people’s histories. This actually appears odd to us (as well as to early sages) precisely because knowing the Continue Reading »
by Rabbi Haggai ResnikoffPosted on August 3, 2017
Gradualism has become one of the loadstone values of Orthodox Judaism. However, the classical sources as well as the modern reflect a variety of attitudes towards this value. Some consider gradualism to be a value in itself, but most consider it to be simply the most efficacious way of getting things done. In any Continue Reading »
by Rabbi Dov LinzerPosted on May 26, 2017
כי שם ה’ אקרא הבו גודל לא-לוהינו For the name of the Lord I proclaim; Give glory to our God (Devarim 32:3) This verse, from Parashat Haazinu which we will be reading this Shabbat, Shabbat Shuva, is the basis for our daily recitation of Birkat HaTorah. Hear Rabbi Linzer’s shiur on the nature of Continue Reading »
by Rabbi Menachem LeibtagPosted on December 9, 2016
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by Rabbanit Dr. Michal TikochinskyPosted on November 30, 2016
by Yehuda KrautPosted on November 30, 2016
