by Mordechai Dixler | Feb 24, 2022 | Lifeline
The Mishkan (Tabernacle) was like a movable forerunner of the Holy Temple. As the Jewish People traveled through the desert for forty years, they assembled it at each of their encampments, and took it down when it was time to move on. But despite its portability, the...
by Mordechai Dixler | Feb 18, 2022 | Lifeline
After Moshe (Moses) witnessed the sin of the golden calf, and he delivered the justice and retribution due to those who sinned, he then went back and ascended Mount Sinai once again, to appeal to G-d for forgiveness on behalf of the Jewish nation. He said what appears...
by Mordechai Dixler | Feb 11, 2022 | Lifeline
The first half of this week’s Torah portion is devoted to the details of the vestments worn by the Kohen Gadol (High Priest) while serving in the Mishkan (Tabernacle) in the Desert, and eventually in the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. Each of the eight articles of...
by Mordechai Dixler | Feb 4, 2022 | Lifeline
The great Yeshivas Chachmei Lublin, the Rabbinical Academy of the Sages of Lublin, opened in 1930, between the two world wars. Under the leadership of Rabbi Meir Shapiro zt”l, the school built a magnificent building which still stands today (although it was...
by Mordechai Dixler | Jan 27, 2022 | Lifeline
Running late for his flight, Jerry pulled into the airport parking lot and anxiously searched for an open spot. With only minutes left to go through security and reach his gate, Jerry desperately cried out to G-d, “Please, Please! I have to make this flight....
by Mordechai Dixler | Jan 13, 2022 | Lifeline
When the bread the Jewish people brought with them for their Exodus from Egypt had run out, G-d provided them with Manna that miraculously descended each day from the Heavens. Of course, we’re all curious what Heavenly bread tasted like. The Talmud (Yoma 75b)...
