by Mordechai Dixler | Nov 6, 2009 | Lifeline, What's happening
In our Torah reading this week, Hagar takes her son Yishmael (Ishmael) out into the desert, and then is afraid that he will die of thirst. An angel then says to Hagar that G-d has seen her son “where he is,” and G-d opens her eyes and she finds a well of...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Oct 30, 2009 | Lifeline
There is a very interesting Medrash connected to this week’s reading. The Medrash tells us that after Avraham circumcised himself, many people came to convert and join the Jewish People. The Bais HaLevi, Rabbi Yosef Dov Soloveitchik zt”l of Brisk, asks:...
by Mordechai Dixler | Oct 23, 2009 | Lifeline
After the Flood, the inhabitants of Noah’s Ark resettle the world and communities of people begin to grow once again. And in an act of rebellion, they decided to build a tower reaching up to Heaven. G-d’s method of stopping them contains a lesson for us...
by Mordechai Dixler | Sep 25, 2009 | Lifeline
With Yom Kippur approaching, it is time to prepare to meet the Holy King when He comes closest to us, to express our hopes for the year ahead and for the better choices we hope to make. As you search for sources of inspiration, please review our Yom Kippur articles at...
by Mordechai Dixler | Sep 17, 2009 | Lifeline
This Shabbos, we will celebrate Rosh HaShanah, the Jewish New Year. We will celebrate, but with sobriety and solemnity, because our Tradition teaches that G-d Judges the world and each individual on this great day. It is a time for turning away from past errors, and...
by Mordechai Dixler | Aug 28, 2009 | Lifeline
Our Torah portion begins with an instruction for soldiers going out to war. Throughout the ages, soldiers often regarded the most primitive and bestial conduct as legitimate with regards to the citizens of conquered territory. The Jewish soldier was, perhaps...
