by Mordechai Dixler | Nov 11, 2011 | Lifeline
What was the difference between Abraham and those who came before him? Why is Abraham known to most of us as the first of our three forefathers, while only those with a more advanced education have even heard of the Yeshiva of Shem [Noah’s Son] & Ever...
by Mordechai Dixler | Nov 3, 2011 | Lifeline
Sometimes I hear voices — little voices. I could be at the verge of making a critical remark to a friend and a voice in my head tells me “Maybe you’re rushing to judgement. It’s possible his intentions were different.” Those voices,...
by Mordechai Dixler | Oct 6, 2011 | Lifeline
Kol Nidrei, the opening prayer of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, comes at perhaps the most somber and awesome moment on the Jewish calendar. The melody is chilling, and it is said while Torah scrolls are held and a mood of seriousness engulfs the room. The...
by Mordechai Dixler | Sep 22, 2011 | Lifeline
On the night of Rosh Hashana, many Jewish families have a custom to eat the head of a fish (gummy candy fish in my house) and say a short prayer playing upon the symbolism of the head. We pray that it be G-d’s will that in the coming year “we should be at...
by Mordechai Dixler | Sep 8, 2011 | Lifeline
Sometimes we feel like the challenges of life are insurmountable. When the going gets tough, even the tough want to give up. The Torah portion this week opens with a surprising dispensation for the soldier in the midst of war. “…you see among the prisoners...
