Mobile phone as a metaphor for life? Before anything, you must have a plan. Do your research before starting a new priceplan. Ask people who have experience and can give ..
Written by B ROSE
Sometimes when one asks a question, he receives a mediocre answer and is told ‘the question is better than the answer.’ Other times, the answer is better than ..
Written by Daniel Fine
Justifying the ways of G-d. And HaShem said: ‘Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow, which came up in a night, ..
Written by Rabbi Dr. Meir Levin
Leading up to the all important Day of Judgement and the Day of Atonement (Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur respectively, for those of the Hebraic persuasion), i thought ..
Written by Jordan Jay
A prime feature of the Yom Kippur service is recitation of the 44 mistakes known as “Al Chet.” That’s a long list. What does it all really mean? ..
Written by Whitefield Times
Yom Kippur 5768 (2007) Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year. For 25 hours we live on the level of angels. We don’t eat or drink. We dress in white. We pray ..
Written by Tal Segal
During the afternoon Mincha services, we read the entire Book of Jonah, which teaches us that you can’t run away from Hashem, and that Hashem always accepts ..
Written by Whitefield Times
One of the well known prohibitions of Yom Kippur is that one should refrain from wearing leather shoes. At first glance, one would assume that the simple reason ..
Written by Rabbi Pini Cohen
Saw this idea in \’Torah thought for a day\’ – Shemos. (recommended!!) Moshe is told to remove his shoes as he will be walking on holy ground. ..
Written by Lloyd Schroeder
G-d says: “Pave a road, Pave a road, clear a path, lift up the obstacle from the path of My people (Isaiah 57;14) Yom Kippur is a day of haftoros. At Mincha ..
Written by Rabbi Jonathan Guttentag