by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Sep 18, 2026 | Lifeline
In Psalms 130:3-4 King David writes: “If iniquities were guarded by You, Hashem, my Master, who would stand? For forgiveness is with you, in order that you be feared.” It is important to note that the word I translated here as “feared” could also be...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Sep 4, 2026 | Lifeline
In our reading we find the following passage: And it will be, when all of these things have come upon you, the blessing and the curse which I have set before you, and you shall return them to your hearts among all the nations where Hashem your G-d has pushed you, and...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Aug 28, 2026 | Lifeline
Last week, over 1000 guests gathered to celebrate the wedding of Eliya Cohen and Ziv Aboud. Former Chief Rabbi Rav David Lau officiated. What made the wedding so special was that Cohen had spent over 500 days in Hamas captivity, while Aboud survived the massacre at...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Aug 14, 2026 | Lifeline
At the end of this week’s reading, the Torah prescribes an unusual procedure if a dead person is found out of town. They measure to determine which neighboring city or town is the closest to the corpse. The elders of that town bring a heifer, a calf which has...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Aug 7, 2026 | Lifeline
Our reading begins this week with a passage demanding explanation: See that I place before you this day [both] blessing and curse. The Blessing, if you will listen to the Commandments of Hashem your God which I command to you this day. And the Curse, if you do not...
