Sukkot: The Merit of Abraham
Let us explore important aspects of Sukkot connected to our first Patriarch, Abraham.[1] The Torah relates in parashat Vayeria that three angels came to inform...
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Tikkun Olam
Every Jew burns internally with the need to fix the world. We have inherited this burning desire from the Patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and...
Where Do We Go from Here?
The Year Begins in Cheshvan In many synagogues there is a custom to publicly proclaim the words, “And Jacob went on his way”[1] three times...
Inner Dimension of the Bible: Part 7: Becoming Sons of Noah, Abraham, and Israel
Click here for Parts 1 and 2 of this series Click here for Part 3 of this series Click here for Parts 4 and 5...
Rabbi Yissachar Dov of Belz: Learning from Abraham
Rabbi Yissachar Dov Rokeach of Belz was born in 5614 (1854) to his father Rabbi Yehoshua Rokeach, the second Rebbe in the Belz dynasty, and...
Pirkei Avot 1:15: Abraham Says Little and Does Much
Shammai would say: Make your Torah study a permanent fixture of your life. Say little and do much. And receive every man with a pleasant...
Chayei Sarah: Abraham’s Coins and Unifying Light and Darkness
“She laughed at herself saying, ‘Now that I am withered, shall my skin become smooth?! Besides my husband is old.” The first five parashot...
Love After Hardship
We may think that the best time to talk about love is in the month of Nissan. Nissan is the month of spring, the month...
Abraham: The First Messianic King
The idea of kingdom and kings arouses a sense of discomfort among people in our era – and justifiably so. From the Bible and through...
Rabbi Chaim Mordechai of Nadvorna: Paving the Way
“Your Rebbe saved my son!” the bank manager cried out. But the chasid had no idea what had happened. It was only after quite a...
