Like a Child
By Rabbi Dovid Markel On the last Rosh HaShana of R. Nachman of Breslov’s life he was extremely sick. (He passed away soon after, during the intermediate days of Sukkos.) His grandchild Yisroel...
The Center For Jewish Thought
By Rabbi Dovid Markel On the last Rosh HaShana of R. Nachman of Breslov’s life he was extremely sick. (He passed away soon after, during the intermediate days of Sukkos.) His grandchild Yisroel...
By Rabbi Dovid Markel In a town near the city of Premislan there lived a rich Jew who was—as wealthy people are want to be—both opinionated and obstinate. One year, he unequivocally informed...
By Rabbi Dovid Markel Before the holy Baal Shem Tov revealed himself to the world, he would travel incognito from city to city and from village to village. His holy practice was that...
By Rabbi David Sterne We must fold (mark) the pages of the Siddur. We have to recite all the prayers, but we have to fold the pages of the Siddur [to identify the...
By Rabbi Shlomo Ezagui Rabbi Shneur Zalman in his seminal book the Holy Tanya begins chapter 35 with a very powerful and relevant questions for most of us. A question that many of...
I am barely able to work on myself, how can I mentor others?
By Rabbi Akiva Wagner In a few weeks, on the 4th of Nissan, will be the yahrtzeit of my father R’ Refoel Menachem Nochum ben R’ Yitzchak Eizik z”l. Among other things, my father...
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It was taught: [The verse[1] say, “ And it will be, if you hearken to My commandments that I command you this day] to love the Lord, your God, and to serve Him with all...