by Mordechai Dixler | Jun 16, 2011 | Lifeline
Rabbi Eliezer Silver zt”l was a leader and acitivist who saved thousands of Jewish lives during the Holocaust. After the liberation of the Nazi death camps, he tried to revive the spirit of Judaism among the survivors. One of his many activities was organizing...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Jun 3, 2011 | Lifeline, What's happening
On Tuesday night, we will revisit the time when the entire nation heard the Voice of G-d, on the holiday of Shavuos. Our Sages teach that the Jewish holidays are not merely commemoration of past events, but a time on the calendar when the same spiritual energies come...
by Mordechai Dixler | May 26, 2011 | Lifeline
I had a unique experience this past Sunday night, one that was shared by thousands throughout the world. Early Monday morning (Israel time), El Al Flight 27 departed Ben Gurion airport destined for Newark, NJ. A technical problem was soon discovered — according...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | May 20, 2011 | Lifeline
"Hey, I sent you an e-mail about the proposal two hours ago. Have you had a chance to review it?" In today’s world, people expect instant results, and that means doing things without thought or consideration. But as they say, "haste makes...
by Mordechai Dixler | May 12, 2011 | Lifeline
The Torah (Lev. 25:14) terms the laws of cheating in business, specifically overcharging and the like, Ona’ah. The Talmud calls this “Ona’as Mamon” – financial cheating. A few verses later (25:17) the Torah introduces the laws of...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | May 6, 2011 | Lifeline
Our Torah portion this week contains what, at first reading, could seem to be a draconian or even primitive decree: "eye for eye, tooth for tooth" [Leviticus 24:20]. Yet nowhere in Jewish tradition is this understood according to how it might be read without...
