by Mordechai Dixler | Jun 18, 2020 | Lifeline
Did you know that in 2006 I was Time Magazine’s person of the year? No kidding – look it up! This week, we learn the Torah Portion about the spies, those sent to scout out the Promised Land of Canaan. All but Yehoshua and Kalev (Joshua and Kaleb) returned...
by Mordechai Dixler | Jun 11, 2020 | Lifeline
Many years ago, a group of rebellious Yeshiva high school boys decided to entertain themselves by making prank calls. They had little respect for authority, even for distinguished Rabbis, and their game was to call well-known Torah scholars, ask them bogus questions...
by Mordechai Dixler | May 27, 2020 | Lifeline
The ultimate destination for the Jewish people after leaving Egypt was the Land of Israel. At the burning bush, G-d promised to Moshe (Moses), “I come to take [the Jewish nation] from the hand of Egypt… to a land that is good and spacious, to a land that...
by Mordechai Dixler | May 14, 2020 | Lifeline
The Internet is the wrong place to learn Torah. You may be surprised to hear that from one who manages the content and technology of Torah.org, a site devoted to teaching Torah, but I’m sure you’ll agree it’s true — as I’ll explain. There are...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | May 7, 2020 | Lifeline
The first Mishnah asks: “From when do we read the Shema at night? From the time that the Kohanim enter to eat their Terumah.” [Brachos 1:1] This is a very complicated answer to a very straightforward question. The Shema is a basic Jewish ritual, required...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Apr 30, 2020 | Lifeline
Our new schedule of online classes is off to a very strong start — you will find over a dozen live classes every day from Sunday-Thursday, from 8:30 in the morning through 10:25 at night (EDT)! Whether you have no local resources or are near a community with many...
