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...
by Mordechai Dixler | Jul 9, 2009 | Lifeline
We’re “Tweeting” for Torah! Twitter is a rapidly-growing phenomenon in the area of “social networking,” which people use to provide brief updates to others on what they are doing, “deeds great and small.” Given its positive...
by Mordechai Dixler | Jun 29, 2009 | Lifeline
I believe that you learn a lot about a culture from its heroes. If you need evidence that the European High Middle Ages were murderous, brutal and primitive, look at the heroes of the age — they were warriors, not scientists, and so murderous that a healthy dose...
