by Rabbi Elie Mischel | f 26, 2023 | Kindness and Compassion, Re’eih
Rabbi Chaim Halberstam of Sanz (1793–1876) was one of the great Hassidic rabbis of his generation, and a tremendous Torah scholar. He had 15 children, all of them holy, and many great and holy Jews among his descendants. When it came time to marry off his youngest...
by Rabbi Elie Mischel | f 26, 2023 | Marriage and Relationships, Re’eih
The great Charlie Chaplin, master of the silent film era, was incredibly close with his older brother Syd. They went through so much together; their father abandoned their family and their mother was an alcoholic. And so Syd and his little brother Charlie took care of...
by Rabbi Elie Mischel | f 24, 2023 | Happiness and Joy, Re’eih
In her 2002 book, “Riding the Bus with my Sister,” Rachel Simon, a very successful but unhappy professor, tells the story of her sister Beth, a woman with special needs who spent her days riding public buses and talking to the bus drivers. In an effort to better...
by Rabbi Elie Mischel | f 23, 2023 | Eikev
Before he died, Moses delivered an epic speech to the people of Israel – a speech that we know today as the Book of Deuteronomy. Moses’ final message to his people contains many of the most powerful, frightening and deeply inspirational verses in the Bible. During the...
by Rabbi Elie Mischel | f 23, 2023 | Eikev, Messiah
There was a time, not very long ago, when a Bible believer could turn on the TV and comfortably watch the innocent fare available on the tube. These wholesome shows included “The Honeymooners,” “The Brady Bunch,” and “Mister Ed,”...
