Nine Days: Mourning with a Purpose
My rabbi once told me that God created the world because he loves stories and the best stories are about people. But some stories take generations to tell. The Bible graphically illustrates this. The covenant that God made with Abraham...
Mourning My Temple: Why We Are Still Crying 2,000 Years Later
My son had his blanky; the blanket he used in the crib when a baby. Over the years, we tried to replace it but to no avail. Now that he was ten years old, we had given up on replacing the now-tattered piece of cloth. I tried...
How do we really know where Mount Moriah is located?
The famous story of the Binding of Isaac begins with God telling Abraham to take his beloved son Isaac “to the land of Moriah” however, nowhere else in Genesis is Moriah mentioned. So where is the land of Moriah? We do have some clues in...
VIDEO: Plans Are Underway for the Construction of the Third Holy Temple!
This is a walk-through the main sanctuary of the Holy Temple, showcasing decades of research and tens of innovative solutions to various perplexing issues that were resolved to create fully functional, ready-to-use plans for the...
Irreplaceable: Mourning the Losses of Terror Victims
Commenting on the tragedy of the Holocaust, Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach once said, "It’s not just the number six million. We lost so many holy people". These words kept circling in my mind the last few days . . . "It’s not just the number – we...
The Portion of Re’eh
This week’s portion focuses on changes which will take place upon the people’s entry into Israel. First, they are told to wipe out all forms of idolatry which remain from the land’s previous inhabitants. They are then told God will set...