Tehillim – Psalm 36
In this week’s Psalm, King David explores the topic of sin and how it entices man by luring him in. “Neum pesha larasha, bkerev...
Tehillim – Psalm 50
This week’s Psalm finishes the book that many people recite for Monday. As well as splitting the Tehillim into portions for each day of...
Rebbe’s Chanukah campaign burns bright
Fifty years ago, The Rebbe launched his global Chanukah campaign.
Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson's aim was to share the light of Chanukah with Jews around...
Rabbi Taragin on Parshat Bo
Redemption was well under way as the entire country of Egypt had been ravaged by interminable calamities. Once a superpower capable of supporting the...
Ask The Rabbi – Are We Born Into Sin?
Are We Born Into Sin?
Dear Rabbi,
I quote your answer in reply to Robin who asked this question first: "Judaism forcefully rejects this and believes that...
Shushan and the culture “carousel”
Everything in the Purim story happened so quickly. Out of nowhere, an unknown upstart named Haman rose to power and launched a genocidal plan...
Walking, standing & sitting – Vayeshev
THE OLDEST BROTHER
In the Biblical panoply, Reuben, Jacob’s oldest son, is not one of the leading lights.
He played a significant role in the fate...
Tehilim Psalm 43
In this week’s Psalm, King David asks Hashem to champion his cause and avenge him against the nations who are ‘without kindness.’ Rabbi Hirsch...
Stenecourt’s Purim party: pizza, magician and puppets
Stenecourt held a Purim party last week. There was a magician, pizza and chips, and an abbreviated children's megillah reading with puppets acting out...
