by Mordechai Dixler | Mar 17, 2008 | Lifeline, What's happening
This week, we are proud to present several outstanding new additions to the network of scholars who answer your questions on JewishAnswers.org. Rabbi Yosef Friedman, founder of the Norfolk Area Community Kollel of Norfolk, VA, and an experienced community rabbi, and...
by Mordechai Dixler | Mar 10, 2008 | Lifeline
It is with a heavy heart that I must mention the shooting at the Yeshivat Mercaz HaRav. Yesterday, as the students were sitting down to a celebration of Adar II, a Palestinian gunman entered and shot wildly, killing eight and injuring ten. It is quite jarring to note...
by Mordechai Dixler | Oct 12, 2007 | Lifeline
Hello everyone! The holidays are over — in fact, today and Shabbos are Rosh Chodesh Mar Cheshvan, the beginning of the month of Cheshvan (which is called Mar, bitter, because it has no holidays). So we are getting back to work, and have many new and developing...
by Mordechai Dixler | Sep 10, 2007 | Lifeline
We now find ourselves in the last week of the Jewish Year. We will shortly have an unparalleled opportunity to start afresh, and do things better in 5768 than we did in 5767. I know I’ve already planned some positive changes and found them difficult to implement...
by Mordechai Dixler | Aug 17, 2007 | Lifeline, What's happening
This week marked the beginning of the Jewish month of Elul. Elul precedes the month of Tishrei, during which we will celebrate Rosh Hashanah, The Fast of Gedaliah, Yom Kippur, Succos, and Simchas Torah. Elul itself is relatively quiet… so why does Jewish...
by Mordechai Dixler | Jul 27, 2007 | Lifeline
This week there are three exciting additions to TorahMedia.com! First we have a brand new library of recordings from Rabbi Dr. Akiva Tatz. Rabbi Tatz is a world-renowned speaker and author who discusses the deeper spiritual realms of Judaism as well as many topics in...
