by Mordechai Dixler | Jan 23, 2009 | What's happening
It has been an extraordinary week, especially for those of us in the United States. Just 45 years after the 1964 Civil Rights act, we have a black President. I think that this is part and parcel of what has made the United States such a Medina Shel Chesed, kind host...
by Mordechai Dixler | Jan 16, 2009 | Lifeline
Our Sages teach that Moshe’s father, Amram, withdrew from his wife because of Pharoah’s cruel decree that the midwives should kill any male Jewish child. His daughter Miriam protested, saying that because of him there would be no Jewish girls, either...
by Mordechai Dixler | Jul 21, 2008 | Torahmedia, What's happening
We have several important announcements this week! First we launch an exciting new program through our TorahMedia.com audio library. We will feature popular speakers weekly who will be teaming with us to offer their recordings, tapes and/or CDs for purchase at a...
by Mordechai Dixler | Jul 15, 2008 | Lifeline
During this month, on the seventeenth day of Tammuz, we begin the period of mourning for the destruction of the Temples and the Jewish exile. In the Ashkenazic world, there are no weddings until after Tisha B’Av and enjoyable occasions and trips are minimized. The...
by Mordechai Dixler | Jul 8, 2008 | Torahmedia
As a writer and speaker, Rabbi Paysach Krohn specializes in finding unusual treasures. In his travels around the globe, he visits Jewish communities, meeting Jews of every walk of life, and gathers their personal stories of unusual occurrences,...