by Mordechai Dixler | Sep 22, 2011 | Lifeline
On the night of Rosh Hashana, many Jewish families have a custom to eat the head of a fish (gummy candy fish in my house) and say a short prayer playing upon the symbolism of the head. We pray that it be G-d’s will that in the coming year “we should be at...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Sep 16, 2011 | Lifeline
In this week’s reading, G-d Commands us to bring our first fruits to the Temple, and recite a passage found in the Passover Haggadah: “An Aramite [attempted to] destroy my father, and he went down to Egypt… And the Egyptians oppressed us… and...
by Mordechai Dixler | Sep 8, 2011 | Lifeline
Sometimes we feel like the challenges of life are insurmountable. When the going gets tough, even the tough want to give up. The Torah portion this week opens with a surprising dispensation for the soldier in the midst of war. “…you see among the prisoners...
by Mordechai Dixler | Sep 2, 2011 | Lifeline
For most of us in the path of Hurricane Irene, the storm turned out to be a significant inconvenience, rather than a disaster. Not having power at home for four days was annoying, but hardly a tragedy. The same cannot be said for one family from Monsey. Moshe Yosef...
by Mordechai Dixler | Aug 25, 2011 | Lifeline
One could read through the Torah and believe that it’s merely a record of events, or a book of stories. While the text is certainly in story form, its teachings continue to have eternal relevance. The Torah’s story is relevant not merely as history, but as...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Aug 18, 2011 | Lifeline
This week’s learning has been dedicated in loving memory of Chayim ben Yosef a”h, Herbert Schnider, and in honor of his wife, ylctv”a (may she live and be well) Miriam bas Moshe, Muriel Schnider, by Stuart, Elizabeth and their girls. In this...
