by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 4, 2022 | Isaiah, Ninth of Av, Redemption, Revelation and Prophecy, Temple
Everyone in high school was afraid of Mr. Brickman who we called “Mr. Brick Wall” behind his back. He was from the old school of teaching and any student who entered his classroom chewing gum would be wearing the gum on his nose until the bell rang. Mr. Brick Wall...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 13, 2021 | Kings, Tenth of Tevet
There a number of fast days on the Jewish calendar. Most famous is Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. However, there are other fast days on the Jewish calendar including the 17th of Tamuz, the 9th of Av and Asarah B’Tevet, or the Fast of the 10th of Tevet. Why do Jews...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 15, 2017 | Chosen Nation, Ezekiel, Isaiah, Israel, Yitro
A new book is published nearly every hour in the Jewish State, according to data from the National Library of Israel. 8,537 new works were published in 2015 including 7,843 print books and hundreds of audiobooks and eBooks. For such a small country, and when compared...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 1, 2016 | Bible Study, Kindness and Compassion, Noach, Redemption
In 1988, the Lubavitcher Rebbe predicted to the then-mayor of Haifa, Aryeh Gural, that in the coastal waters adjacent to his city, there are hidden vast resources of precious stones. Some years later, upon learning of this conversation, one of the Rebbe’s disciples...