by Rav Ephraim Kenig shlit'a Reprinted with permission from Tzaddik Magazine He [Rabbi Akiva] used to say "Everythin...

Art by xovikki Onaas Devarim - Words that Hurt by Rabbi Chaim Morgenstern It is unimaginable for any G-d fearing Jew to earn a living b...

The evil eye, also known in Hebrew as the ayin hara, is usually seen as a mysterious external force, lurking around, waiting to pounce on i...

Watch what happened when motorists at Brighton Beach UK got a surprise they didn't expect from a Parking Inspector ...... no fine, just ...

Welcome to 5772. Ok, The Geulah was supposed to come in 5770,71...72?...73?...74?!?!?! Don't worry Geulah seekers, Rebbe Yehuda in Tra...

  In the Shaar HaKavonos of the Arizal it says that when the Chazzan lingers on the word "Ayei" Mikom Kivodo in Kedusha of Musaf...

..... and stay clean. Watch it here Rabbi Yossi Mizrachi's latest lecture [not for beginners]: for more videos/audios go to the site...

from the writings of Rabbi Sholom DovBer Schneersohn of Lubavitch [the Rebbe Rashab] On account of our many transgressions, the sin of bas...

  The Holy Ari of Safed disclosed that if one doesn’t shed at least a few tears during the High Holy Days, it is evidence that his soul is ...

After obtaining some third-party rabbinical advice, I was advised to remove that last post.

Netanyahu meets the Rebbe...... many years ago R' Mayer Schmukler of TruePeace.org tells Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the tru...

Art: Gustave Caillebotte ''But Yeshurun grew fat and kicked'' [Ha'azinu 32:15] The maggid R' Yechiel Michel of ...

''Connected'' by Schnette Rely on nothing and no-one but God.  This is true simplicity.  Anything else means pursuing ...

The tens of thousands who will be leaving Eretz Yisrael ahead of Rosh Hashanah began making their way to Ben-Gurion International Airport o...

Seder Hadoros relates that Ramban once confronted his former student, named Avner, and asked him why he had strayed from the path of observa...

Rabbi Yossi Mizrachi has a new lecture - part of "The Talmud Series" -  this one focuses on the ever-increasing signs of Moshiach,...

It is customary to eat an apple dipped in honey on the night of Rosh Hashanah and ask G-d to grant us a good sweet year. Ideally,...

1838-1933 [5598-5693] Rabbi Israel Meir HaCohen Kagan is commonly known as the "Chafetz Chaim," the name of his famous wo...

Leaders discuss hopes for peace in the region during the UN General Assembly. September 21, 2011.

Sept. 22 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama’s speech to the United Nations was elegantly written and eloquently delivered. But it missed...

  "The hidden things belong to the Lord, our God, but the revealed things apply to us and to our children forever: that we must f...

We found in the Zohar (Balak 212b) that in the beginning of the process of the coming of Mashiah, the day of the 25th of Elul - which is the...

by R' Tal Moshe Zwecker   In Keren LeDovid, the Puppa Rov, Rav Greenwald has an amazing short but succint message for us Rosh HaShanna...

The gemara in Chulin (63a) says that when Rebbi Yochanan saw a Shalach (a non Kosher bird) he would say the pasuk " Mishpatecha Tihom ...

"The hidden things belong to the Lord, our God, but the revealed things apply to us and to our children forever: that we must fulfi...

  Guest post from a reader: I woke up feeling unusually happy and full of chiyus today, in stark contrast to the previous weeks of feelin...

Question of the Week - by Rabbi Aron Moss My brother is very religious and I am not. We are on good terms now, but for a while he disown...

  Elul - L'Dovid Hashem Ori - When You Carry Valuable Merchandise The Ohr HaMeir says that in life there are certain people who have ...

Hagaon HaRav Shteinman Calls For Tefilos In Light Of Critical Situation Wednesday, September 14th, 2011 HaGaon HaRav Aaron Leib Shteinm...

"Cursed is he who secretly strikes his fellowman" [Ki Tavo 27:24] Rashi explains that this curse refers to one who speaks lashon...