by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Jul 9, 2020 | Lifeline
In this week’s reading, HaShem tells Moshe that he will soon pass on, and to take Yehushua (Joshua) to be next leader of the Jewish nation. It is Yehoshua who will lead to the Children of Israel across the Jordan River into the Promised Land. Yehoshua was...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | May 7, 2020 | Lifeline
The first Mishnah asks: “From when do we read the Shema at night? From the time that the Kohanim enter to eat their Terumah.” [Brachos 1:1] This is a very complicated answer to a very straightforward question. The Shema is a basic Jewish ritual, required...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Apr 30, 2020 | Lifeline
Our new schedule of online classes is off to a very strong start — you will find over a dozen live classes every day from Sunday-Thursday, from 8:30 in the morning through 10:25 at night (EDT)! Whether you have no local resources or are near a community with many...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Apr 23, 2020 | Lifeline
If you don’t have time to read this right now, please note that we are starting a new schedule of online classes now offered by rabbis in virtual classrooms as a result of the current quarantine. Please access the schedule, still under construction, and find a...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Mar 27, 2020 | Lifeline
This week’s reading, the first chapters of Vayikra (Leviticus), discusses various types of voluntary offerings that a person could bring in the Holy Temple — whether from oxen, sheep, doves, or flour. While fulfilling obligations always came first, a person had...
