Should you get a promotion this year? A larger budget and expense account? Bigger challenges? Win the lottery? We’ve been trumpeting the shofer every morning in synagogue to help us prepare for Rosh HaShanah (Jewish New Year which begins this year on Monday evening September 22, 2025). The day is Read more…
Tisha B’av Notes and sources below the video!!! What is Tisha B’av? Tisha B’av – is literally the 9th of the Hebrew month of Av. It is the date when both the first and second Temples were destroyed in Jerusalem. It is one of the most little known “holydays” Read more…
Don’t supply your enemy with weapons A Palestinian terrorist holding an Israeli M16 rifle I study a page of Talmud each day through the Daf Yomi cycle—a global practice where Jews study one page (daf) of the Babylonian Talmud daily. Last week’s studies included Tractate Avodah Zarah (Laws relating to the Read more…
Tu B’Shvat has great significance in the agricultural laws that are relevant in the Land of Israel. The 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shvat (which falls on Thursday February 13, 2025 this week) is called Tu B’Shvat. It is the cut-off date in the Hebrew calendar for calculating Read more…
Recently I was shopping in Jerusalem at a supermarket and the Land’s bounty on display was overwhelming. What a blessing (bracha)! Among the huge variety of fruit we found some wonderful “Apple Pears” pictured on the right. This locally grown Asian fruit is crisp, fresh and sweet with a bit Read more…
PURIM GROGGER FOR YOU Purim is a joyful Jewish holiday that celebrates the salvation of the Jewish people in ancient Persia, as recounted in the Book of Esther. This year Purim falls on March 14, 2025. One of the most fun traditions associated with Purim is the grogger, a small, Read more…
Moses Maimonides (Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon – known as RAMBAM ) was one of the greatest authorities on Torah Law. He lived in the 12th century and is best known for his master work the “Mishneh Torah” which is an encyclopedia of the 613 Commandments of the Torah and how Read more…
It is a custom when visiting a Jewish cemetery to leave small memorial stones at the grave of a loved one. Throughout the centuries the tradition of leaving a pebble or small memorial stones on the monument or the grave has become part of the act of remembrance. In ancient Read more…
Notes and sources below the Rosh HaShanah video!!! About Rabbi Shmuel Veffer Rabbi Veffer who presents this webinar on Rosh HaShana – The Jewish New Year, is most widely known as the inventor of the KosherLamp and producer of Galilee Green Olive Oil. However he has been a leader in Read more…
“See, this day I set before you blessing and curse:” (Deuteronomy 11:26) WAR UPDATE 41 There have been a lot of “reality checks” this past week here in Israel. Each one seemed to upturn conventional wisdom. 1. PREEMPTIVE STRIKE IN LEBANON Many experts said we had to “finish” with Hamas Read more…
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