by Mordechai Dixler | Aug 20, 2021 | Lifeline
To give to others is the best way to show you love them. Indeed, the Hebrew word “Ahava – Love” is a derivative of the Hebrew root “Hav,” which means to give. If someone gave you a gift, helped you when you were stranded on the side of the road, or even saved...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Aug 13, 2021 | Lifeline
The traditional naming of the five books and the weekly readings in the Torah is done by simply using the first uncommon word of the book or reading. This week’s reading, though, is aptly named, for it begins with Shoftim, judges, and many of the 41 Commandments...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Aug 6, 2021 | Lifeline
Our reading this week begins, “See I have placed before you today blessing and curse. The blessing, if you listen to the Commandments of Hashem your G-d, which I have Commanded you this day. And the curse, if you will not listen to the Commandments of Hashem...
by Mordechai Dixler | Jul 22, 2021 | Lifeline
Health is always a relevant topic, but recently it has been the overarching topic on the minds of practically all of humanity. That, we’ve learned, is pandemic life. Besides the survival instinct that compels us to make healthy choices, many may be surprised to hear...
by Mordechai Dixler | Jul 15, 2021 | Lifeline
When do we cry? When we feel profound emotion due to something we observe or experience. The prophet Jeremiah writes of Jerusalem, “She cries intensely at night, her tear is on her cheek. She has no friends to console her. “ We will read this on Saturday night, the...
by Mordechai Dixler | Jul 8, 2021 | Lifeline
Our daughter was just 2 years old when there was a fire in the apartment above ours. We all waited nervously on the hill outside the building, as everyone in the neighborhood gathered around to see the smoke rising from the roof, and to offer help to the families that...
