Jewish Ethics and Learning
Mussar
The Fine Line Between Self-Esteem and Arrogance
12-minute video class given by Rebbetzin Rachel Rudman.
Do You Want to Win the Lottery?
8-minute audio class given by Rabbi Menachem APTER.
Empathy, A Valuable Quality…
When I heard this story, I was touched. When I was told it was a true story, I was shocked. I then understood that we all have in each of us this power, this strength,...
Our Sages
The Miracle of the Rambam’s Burial Place
Rabbi Moshe Maimonides, the famous Rambam, was one of the most remarkable Jews of all times. He was the author of many books wherein he explained the laws and philosophy...
Why Do Tzaddikim Have Challenges?
Question: Why should the righteous be more challenged by (unfortunate) hardships in this world, when their only desire is to fulfill the Torah and its Mitzvot perfectly?
Rav Kanievsky: "Beware, Every Word You Say Has an Effect on...
Day in, day out, Rav Chaim Kanievsky of Bnei Brak listens to the sorrows of countless members of the Jewish nation, as they mention to him the names of their sick and...
Teshuva
Open a Door as Tiny as the Eye of a Needle
Our sages interpret a passage from Midrash Rabbah on the Song of Songs (5.3): "Open to me my sister, my bride", as "open a door as tiny as the eye of a needle and I will...
The Magic Solution Is In Our Hands
According to the Zohar, Passover is the period of time when Techiyat HaMetim – the resurrection of the dead – will take place.
Keep in Touch with Hashem
17-minute video class given by Rav Binyamin BITENSKY.
Torah Learning
The Book of Melachim (part 16): Anointing Shlomo
16-minute video class given by Rav Zave RUDMAN.
The Book of Melachim (part 15): David's Response to...
17-minute video class given by Rav Zave RUDMAN.
The Professor from the Paris-Sorbonne's Remark
Shlomo Moshe, a friendly young man, had come from Morocco to Israel with the fervent desire to become a Torah scholar. This era - the 1950s - was that of the early days...
Messianic Times
Tzfat: The Quarrel that Delayed the Coming of Mashiach
The Arizal (Rav Yitzchak Luria Ashkenazi), the most outstanding Kabbalist of all time, lived in a cloister of houses encircling a courtyard in the holy city of Tzfat....
Amanda Todd's Suicide: Humanity Has Reached Rock Bottom
It’s something of a cliché that, following a disaster of sufficiently large scale, people of various faiths start declaring it the end of days. 9/11? The...
Torah & Science
The Dandilion: a Divine Flower
Let us try to focus on the flower called the "Dandelion", which grows in our gardens. At this stage of our study, we will not go into detail about the extraordinary and...
How Elephants Talk to Each Other Long Distance
For many years, scientists have tried to figure out how elephants talk to each other long distance, even several miles away. When a herd of elephants is scattered over...
The Apple's Peel – A Wonderful and Perfect Wrapping
The peel of an apple is a much more sophisticated wrapping than any man-made packaging could ever be. It contains an oil that makes the fruit waterproof. It is not...
Speech Laws
The Sword in the Tongue
There is a terrible ordeal from which many of our people suffer. In the Torah, such an affliction is called onas devarim – verbal abuse. While we are all familiar...
Chassidut
What is Mazal?
8-minute video class given by Rav Zave RUDMAN.
The Crown of the Torah
11-minute video class given by Rav Zave RUDMAN.
Beit Hamikdash
What Is the Importance of a Beit Hamikdash (Temple)?
Question: What is the benefit of a Temple if we have the Torah and the Mitzvot that direct us?
In Our Times The Synagogue Can Replace the Beit Hamikdash
16-minute video class given by Rav Binyamin BITENSKY.
Jewish Thinking
Why Are We Doing Mitzvot?
46-minute video class given by Rebbetzin Shani Gibraltar.
Responsibility
21-minute video class given by Rav Binyamin BITENSKY.
Why Don’t I Have a Smartphone??
Recently, a message was posted on social media and circulated rapidly. The message consisted of a photo of a poster hanging at the entrance of an American nursery in...
Middot
Avodat Hamiddot: Working on Our Character Traits
17-minute video class given by Rebbetzin Rachel Rudman.
Being Organized Is As Valuable As a Mitzvah!
Although being organized is not a mitzvah per se, tidiness and order are basic traits that help improve a person's character and refine his middot.
What are the qualities of a Jewish leader
12-minute video class given by Rav Shlomo COHEN.
Tzniut
Tzniut: Modesty Is Cherished by G-d
7-minute video class given by Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller.
A Jewish Woman: Enveloped Like a Sefer Torah
Today's society only values a woman's external appearance, thus causing her to concentrate on her exterior facade and overlook her internal value. In the 21st...
Jewish History
Tanakh Characters - David and Michal: Modesty Versus...
One of the most fascinating encounters in the Book of Shmuel transpires between King David and his wife Michal, daughter of King Saul.
Story: The Meal Swapped on the Plane
A Rosh Yeshiva recounts the following story: I was once on the plane and I had just received my meal, and I had opened the wrapper, whereupon I had a pressing need. I...
Story: On Board the Titanic
In 1910, Sam Aks, a native of Poland, emigrated to England where he married Leah Rosen. After their marriage, they lived in London for a while and then they decided to...
Money & Business
I Took Upon Myself to Give 20% of My Money
Good evening!Here's my testimonial on the subject of Maasser. It is written that offering a tithe is a good way to become rich. Furthermore, the Mishna in Avot states...
Rav Kanievsky’s Story: “The Soul of Your Borrower...
Rav Chaim Kanievsky recommends that money lenders never keep unpaid loan documents handy.
Beth Din–Can a First Born Relinquish his Inheritance...
Here is a concrete legal case handled by the rabbinical courts. We have chosen this example to help you learn, ponder upon and gradually assimilate "Daat Torah", so your...
Jewish Ethics and Learning
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Weekly Parsha
Candle Lighting - New York
Friday July 19th, 2019 at 20:05 *Shabbat ends at 21:11 *
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