by Mordechai Dixler | Sep 28, 2012 | Lifeline
There was once a man, whom we will call Andy, who was diagnosed with a rare and severe illness. Unique conditions often call for unconventional treatments, and he was advised to try psycho-physical therapy: he was told to find someone who lives in complete joy with no...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Sep 21, 2012 | Lifeline
Rosh Hashanah, the Day of Judgment, gave us a chance to reflect upon the past, and perhaps make some New Year’s resolutions for the future. So why do we celebrate Yom Kippur, the Day of Repentance, ten days later? First and foremost, our Sages teach us that the...
by Mordechai Dixler | Sep 13, 2012 | Lifeline
What has more power to change the present than crying? When someone we love begins to cry – a child, a friend, a spouse – it’s as if the world stops in its place. “What’s happened?” “You’re upset about something.”...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Sep 7, 2012 | Lifeline
With the presidential race now so prominent in the collective American consciousness, the following story is especially apropos. In the Ohr Somayach Yeshiva in Jerusalem, there was an elderly native of the city who prayed with the Yeshiva each morning. On the morning...
by Mordechai Dixler | Aug 24, 2012 | Lifeline
Yesterday, while on vacation with the family, I took a fascinating tour of George’s Furniture woodwork shop in Marietta, Pennsylvania. One of the many things that impressed and inspired me was how the craftsmen manage to use absolutely every part of the wood....
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Aug 17, 2012 | Lifeline
This week’s reading begins with G-d’s promise to bless those who follow the Commandments, and a curse upon those who go away from them to follow false gods. It is obvious, then, that there’s a big gap between the two. One could hope not to stumble...
