by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Sep 16, 2011 | Lifeline
In this week’s reading, G-d Commands us to bring our first fruits to the Temple, and recite a passage found in the Passover Haggadah: “An Aramite [attempted to] destroy my father, and he went down to Egypt… And the Egyptians oppressed us… and...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Aug 18, 2011 | Lifeline
This week’s learning has been dedicated in loving memory of Chayim ben Yosef a”h, Herbert Schnider, and in honor of his wife, ylctv”a (may she live and be well) Miriam bas Moshe, Muriel Schnider, by Stuart, Elizabeth and their girls. In this...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Aug 4, 2011 | Lifeline
The Ninth of Av is nearly upon us — the saddest day on the Jewish calendar, the date when both Temples were destroyed and many other tragedies occurred. The Rabbis teach that while the First Temple was destroyed because of immorality, the Second Temple was...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Jul 15, 2011 | Lifeline
In this week’s reading, Pinchas was rewarded for taking action on behalf of Israel. One of the Princes of the Jewish People had “disturbed the peace” between Israel and G-d, and Pinchas restored that peace. This week, our peace was again shattered,...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Jun 24, 2011 | Lifeline
Like every part of the Torah, the story of Korach, who led a Levite rebellion against the authority of Moshe and the Kohanim, is filled with multiple layers of meaning and message. One lesson that has always spoken to me is about the nature of arguments. In the...
