by Mordechai Dixler | Apr 27, 2023 | Lifeline
One of the strongest human drives is our desire to satisfy our own wants and needs, even at the expense of others. This pursuit can often lead us to pursue honor, disregard the dignity of others, and engage in negative or destructive behaviors. However, this powerful...
by Mordechai Dixler | Apr 20, 2023 | Lifeline
The Torah describes a Metzora, one afflicted with a disease on his skin called Tzaraas. This was a spiritual impurity with obvious physical symptoms. A Kohein (a member of the priestly Jewish tribe) would examine a lesion on a person and declare him or her to be a...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Apr 4, 2023 | Lifeline
The Passover Haggadah, which we read at the Seder, tells us about the many miracles that were done on behalf of the Jewish nation during their exodus from Egypt. It tells us that Hashem is watching over our nation and protecting us in every generation. And it also...
by Mordechai Dixler | Mar 24, 2023 | Lifeline
A great deal of the Book of Leviticus, which we begin reading this week, discusses the animal and flour offerings brought in the Tabernacle and the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. The Hebrew word for offering, “Korban,” literally means a tool to bring us closer...
by Mordechai Dixler | Mar 17, 2023 | Lifeline
Betzalel was appointed to manage the construction of the Mishkan (The Holy Tabernacle), both the building and its vessels. When Moshe (Moses) related the instructions from G-d on how to build the Mishkan, he began by describing the Holy Ark, continued with the other...
by Mordechai Dixler | Mar 2, 2023 | Lifeline
When the Rabbis instituted the Mitzvah of reading the Megillah (Megillas Esther, the Scroll of Esther) on Purim, they included a number of strict laws regarding the reading and writing of the scroll. One such law is to not read the Megillah backwards, meaning that...
