by Mordechai Dixler | Jun 9, 2022 | Lifeline
One day Jack noticed his friend Bob, happily jumping up and down on a manhole cover, shouting, “Twenty-three! Twenty-three!” Bewildered by his friend’s behavior, he asked him, “Why, Bob, are you so happy to be jumping on a manhole cover?”...
by Mordechai Dixler | May 27, 2022 | Lifeline
The majority of this week’s reading is devoted to G-d’s warning of severe curses that will come upon the Jewish nation, if it acts with disregard for the laws of the Torah. As these curses come from a loving G-d, they stem from a place of love, and are a...
by Mordechai Dixler | May 19, 2022 | Lifeline
Last November, the doors of an armored truck popped open as it was traveling on a San Diego freeway, dumping bags of cash onto the road. Traffic came to a halt as eager drivers abandoned their cars to scoop up the “free” money. Many handed in their...
by Mordechai Dixler | May 6, 2022 | Lifeline
An old Jewish man was shipwrecked on a desert island, and rescued after many long years. His rescuers were surprised he was able to survive all alone for that long. “How did you manage?” they asked. “I lived on fish and berries”, he explained,...
by Mordechai Dixler | Apr 28, 2022 | Lifeline
What does it mean to live life to its fullest? Do you imagine reading a storybook with your (grand)children, vacationing on the Mediterranean, or sky diving? It obviously depends upon whom you ask, but these answers share one thing in common – the freedom to...
