
Why do we say Tehillim by the side of a dead body waiting to be buried? I pondered this as I was doing the mitzva of Shmira for a lady who had just died. It seems ..
Written by Moshe Kormornick
It is commendable to avoid transgression even out of shame before men; for in doing so, even not for the sake of Heaven, he will come to do so for the sake of Heaven. ..
Written by Anonymous
I was once told that the meaning of the word Emunah is not just “faith”, as it is commonly translated, but faithfulness. But it was only recently that ..
Written by Daniel King
The Darchei Mussar explains that there are two types of malachim. The first type was created in the six days of creation, and the other type of malach is created ..
Written by Anonymous
Ethics of the Fathers: Chapter 4 Mishnah 7 (1) Rabbi TZadok says: Do not make the Torah a crown for self-glorification, nor a spade with which to dig. So too, Hillel ..
Written by Anonymous
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There is no such thing as failure. Everyday, on many different levels we do right and we do wrong. There are times we excel in our avoda, and other times we feel ..
Written by Anonymous
HISTORY!? Ever wondered why the word history is called His-story? In Hebrew it spells out ‘The hiddenness of G-d.’ Mysterious! Well, it’s not so mysterious, ..
Written by Anonymous
Ellul is in full swing. It is the month of repentance in preparation for the Day of Judgement. Every morning, the shofar is sounded with its soulful plea to awaken ..
Written by Yoni Ganger