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...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Apr 23, 2020 | Lifeline
If you don’t have time to read this right now, please note that we are starting a new schedule of online classes now offered by rabbis in virtual classrooms as a result of the current quarantine. Please access the schedule, still under construction, and find a...
by Mordechai Dixler | Apr 3, 2020 | Lifeline
This Passover is going to be different. Over the last few weeks the world has plunged into an existence I can only describe as Biblical times. No longer do we wonder how a nation can be stricken with a plague, whether that is pestilence, frogs, fiery hail, or the...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Mar 27, 2020 | Lifeline
This week’s reading, the first chapters of Vayikra (Leviticus), discusses various types of voluntary offerings that a person could bring in the Holy Temple — whether from oxen, sheep, doves, or flour. While fulfilling obligations always came first, a person had...
