"Here we slept" - this is an allusion to the time of the Giving of the Torah. For on that monumental morning when the Torah was to be given, the Jewish nation overslept.
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Journeys
"Here we slept" - this is an allusion to the time of the Giving of the Torah. For on that monumental morning when the Torah was to be given, the Jewish nation overslept.
Sunday, July 4, 2021
The Subtle Evil
Thursday, July 1, 2021
Mother Describes Miraculous Escape from Surfside Building Collapse
Sarah and Chani Nir describe their miraculous escape.
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Surfside Names of Yidden Still Missing
#PrayforSurfside
Monday, June 28, 2021
Pinchas: The Lonely Road
Art Jeannette Woitzik |
Saturday, June 26, 2021
Our Hearts are Breaking
The family of Tzvi and Itty Ainsworth, who were renting an apartment in the Miami building that collapsed, are praying for a miracle after over 48 hours without any sign of the couple. Formerly living in Australia, Tzvi and Itty moved back to Florida four years ago.
159 people are still unaccounted for, many of them orthodox Jews.
Thursday, June 24, 2021
Chatam Sofer Foresees 5781
Rabbi Glazerson translates from a Sefer written 190 years ago by the Chatam Sofer that this year 5781 is the Year of Moshiach.
Here Comes Delta
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
The Current Darkness and The Mabul
New shiur from Rabbi Mendel Kessin
"We are really in the time before the Moshiach"
Friday, June 18, 2021
Thursday, June 17, 2021
How to Understand the Incomprehensible
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Sunday, June 13, 2021
Prayers to the Tzaddik: Gimel Tamuz 5781
Every person has a direct line with G-d, and we are not permitted to pray to intermediaries. Indeed, the propriety of prayers where we appear to be asking for blessings from angels or for their intervention on our behalf, is the subject of debate, and must be interpreted in such a way that does not violate our basic belief that we relate only to G-d as the One from Whom everything emanates.
Published by Shaar Press
Thursday, June 10, 2021
A Lesson in Fund-raising
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Monday, June 7, 2021
When Will Eliyahu Ha Navi Show Up ?
No-one gives a shiur like Rabbi Jacobson.
When will Eliyahu Ha Navi show up indeed.... and what will he do?
For Source sheets click here
Sunday, June 6, 2021
Korach's Mistake
Friday, June 4, 2021
Praying by the Graves of the Righteous
by Rabbi Benjy Simons
Thursday, June 3, 2021
23 Sivan: A Special Day for Salvation
Special prayer for the 23rd of Sivan [Thursday 3 June]
- Give three (3) coins to charity. The coins should be held with both hands at the same time when placing in the charity box
- Read chapters 22, 83, 130, 142 of Tehilim – Find text at link below
- Read chapter 8 from the Megila of Esther – Find text at link below
- Read Avinu Malkeinu (Without a blessing, just the text)- Find text at link below
- Pray from your heart with your words anything you want and need – Ask from Hashem
- Recite the short prayer – Find text at link below
- Take upon yourself a good decision to add a Mitzvah to your daily schedule
Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Current Events [Moshiach] and the Existence of God
New shiur from Rabbi Mendel Kessin
He also responds to the controversial comment at the end of his last shiur regarding Gerim. [you can hear this within the first 10 minutes of the lecture] - and for those who tried to comment on that on this blog, I did not publish those comments as I thought it was just extending the lashonhara even further.
Thursday, May 27, 2021
Eclipsing the Wonders of Yetziat Mitzrayim
[text received via WhatsApp - author unknown]
The most significant thing is that the blood moon Joel 3:3 should be very familiar to everyone because it appears in our Haggadah in the signs and wonders that will eclipse [pun intended] the signs and wonders of Yetziat Mitzrayim to herald in the Final Redemption.... May it be so !
Timelapse over Sydney Opera House: Hirsty Photography |
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
New Video from Rabbi Alon Anava: Message of Meron
"Stop Stepping on Others"
After the devastating disaster in Meron on Lag Ba'Omer, Rabbi Anava points out the sources in the Torah referring to the disaster and the message G-d is sending us that we need to address.
Total Lunar Eclipse
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Mysticism: Manna for All
Based on Likutei Sichos Lubavitcher Rebbe
Monday, May 24, 2021
War of Words
It seems that the more we try to defend ourselves, the worse it gets for us. [These are just my thoughts, you are welcome to disagree with me.]
In that vein, I refer to an ad in the NYTimes by the World Values Network which is headed by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach - an ad which seems to have only inflamed the situation. If you go looking for that ad on Google, all you will find is a mass of links to sites condemning the NYTimes and the World Values Network for publishing such a thing.
This is the ad:
For those who may not be aware, Bella and Gigi Hadid are top models, and Dua Lipa is not only a mega pop star, but also dating Anwar Hadid, brother of Bella and Gigi. Between them all, they have over 100 million followers.
In response to the ad in the NY Times, all three women have unanimously rejected the notion that they are in any way anti-semitic: Lipa said "I utterly reject the false and appalling accusations that were published today in the NY Times ad.... this is the price you pay for defending Palestinian human rights.... I take this stance because I believe that everyone - Jews, Muslims and Christians - have the right to live in peace as equal citizens... the World Values Network are shamelessly using my name to advance their ugly campaign with falsehoods and blatant misrepresentation....." [see full text here]
I believe everything Dua Lipa says about her beliefs. She, along with Bella and Gigi, see Israel as a ruthless entity intent on wiping out her people. In her young mind, she does not equate her anti-Israel sentiments with an anti-Jewish feeling.
They are not alone in these thoughts. A former close friend of mine also feels the same way, and she is definitely not an anti Semite I can promise you that.
Why can these people not see what is really happening here?
It is not for lack of intelligence, they have plenty of that.
Another question I have is why Hashem saw fit to bless these three women with good looks, talent, fame and fortune [and millions of followers]. Why? Obviously Hashem knew that they would use their platforms to defend the Palestinians, considering that Bella and Gigi's father is Mohamed Hadid, a well known personality, lately most famous for building an impossible mega-mansion and losing a great deal of money in the process. Make no mistake, the opinion of these three women is having a major detrimental impact upon the Jewish people, and increasing anti-Semitism around the globe.
The only conclusion I can come to is that Hashem wants this to occur. And there can be only one reason why Hashem wants this to be so.....
....it is to unite the Jews.
If we cannot unite in good times, then we must be forced to unite in bad times. And famous faces such as the three women above, are being utilized for this purpose.
Bread of Shame
Rabbi Mendel Kessin's latest shiur [audio]: Nahama d'Kesufa
A transcript of this shiur can be found here
Friday, May 21, 2021
Living under Rocket Fire
Priestly Blessings by non-Cohanim
Friday, May 14, 2021
Know What to Answer
In the face of the world's animosity towards Israel, here are the answers you need to know:
[I don't know who wrote this, but it's worth sharing]
Here are a few accusations and brief explanations.
That Number 45
A few more 45's I've noticed, for those who are interested. [See 45 is the number of Geula]
In Hebrew, 45 is מה - in the soul מה is the trait of self-nullification. It is the primary tool for peace and unity. [Source Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh]
Each missile launched from Gaza costs $45,000. [Source]
Count 45 days from the Meiron tragedy [L'ag B'omer] and you end up on Gimel Tamuz.
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
The Right Path
"Of Yetzer, the Yitzri family; of Shilem, the Shilemi family" [Bamidbar 26:49]
Monday, May 10, 2021
Another Brick in the Wall
Thanks to Rahel for transcribing this:
The 3 Levels of Forgiveness
Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much. [Oscar Wilde]
Friday, May 7, 2021
45 is the Gematria of GEULA
Following on from Rabbi Kessin's shiur below, a couple of things I have just read.
Firstly, from R' Avrohom M. Alter:
Thursday, May 6, 2021
Rabbi Kessin: Tragedy in Meron and Why Moshiach Isn't Here
Audio from Rabbi Mendel Kessin - given 5/3/21
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Instead Of
As night fell on Thursday, and Lag BaOmer spread its joyous light throughout Israel, Rabbi Shimon Matlon shared an envelope with a friend, instructing him not to open it until Sunday.
Saturday, May 1, 2021
Ani Ma'amin @ Meron
L'ag b'Omer at Meron, the yarzheit of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai.
At the core of his teachings Rabbi bar Yochai taught that there is more than meets the eye in any situation.
Minutes before the fatal crush the men are singing Ani Ma'amin b'emunah shleimah b'viat ha Mashiach..... I believe in perfect faith in the coming of Moshiach.