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If it is feasible, and reasonable under current conditions to visit someone you know who is ill, think of ways to lift their spirits and let them know that you have them in mind in your…
Jews Don’t Run the World?
The Talmud teaches that in order to be credible, every good lie has to have a kernel of truth. This is not so when it comes to the libelous “Protocols of the Elders of Zion,” a totally…
The Disputation of Paris
The month of June in the year 1240 C.E. was not a good time for the Jews of Europe. The trouble began with a Jewish apostate named Nicholas Donin. Wanting, perhaps, to prove his loyalty…
Time for Contemplation
Set aside a few quiet moments each day to appreciate all the goodness that God has bestowed upon you. To better understand the Patriarch Isaac who his future wife, Rebecca first…
Facing Jerusalem
Be sure to face toward the direction of Jerusalem, the spiritual focal point of the world, before beginning to recite the Amidah, the silent devotion prayer. To better appreciate the…
Enhance Your Shabbat
To enhance your Shabbat experience, find time to learn or review Shabbat guidelines. Set aside some time for Jewish study this Shabbat and enjoy this thought from Rabbi Ephraim Z.…
Chukat 5775-2015
“Accepting the Inscrutable” by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald In this week’s parasha, parashat Chukat, we learn of the statute of the Red Cow, also known as the Red Heifer. The ashes of an…
The Ba’al Ha’turim
Spain in the Middle Ages was home to scholars of great renown such as Abraham ibn Ezra (1089 - c. 1164), Judah ha-Levi (1086-1145), Rabbi Moses ben Maimon (Maimonides/Rambam 1135-1204)…
Time is Precious
The untimely passing of Ofra Haza should remind us of the great potential that we all have and to be careful to use our days and our years wisely to accomplish great things. To…