Fire In Ice
By Rabbi Dovid Markel The story is told[1] about the Bal Shem Tov, that once in the middle of the night in the dead of the winter, the Bal Shem Tov told his...
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An “I” for an “I”
An elucidation of the Torah’s usage of the words an eye for an eye when the rabbi’s gave it a non-literal explanation.
Parshat Ki Teitzei – Body and Soul
Explaining the commandment to bury the dead in a timely fashion.
Parshat Ki Teitzei – Paying Workers On Time
While there is a commandment to pay one’s workers on time, G-d does not seem to abide by it.
Unity and Growth
A message from Rabbi Dovber, The Magid of Mezritch on his deathbed.
Depression and Idolatry
Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk[1] writes in a list of advice to his followers: “Be very careful from depression and only serve G-d with joy. For sadness is akin to idolatry as it is...
Prayer and Wealth
There was once a chossid of the Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe that posed to him the following question: “There are times when I do not have time to pray at length, is it therefore possible...
Self-Sacrifice
By Rabbi Dovid Markel The verse concerning sacrifices states[1]: “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: When a man from [among] you brings a sacrifice to the Lord; from animals,...
G-d for the Beast
By Rabbi Dovid Markel There is an expression that “an animal never saw the heavens[1].” An animal that walks on four legs only sees the earth. Animals understand physicality and the coarseness of...
Parshas Shoftim – Becoming Complete
By Rabbi David Sterne There are many interesting mitzvoth that are associated with our Torah portion this week – Shoftim. Among the commands, for example, is the mitzvah to appoint a king over...
