CHOVOS HALEVAVOS – Cheshbon HaNefesh No. 6
Friday, September 6/ ו' אלול Reflect that the entire physical world exists by Hashem’s will and that nature does not rebel against Hashem’s instructions. My [...]
CHOVOS HALEVAVOS – Cheshbon HaNefesh No. 5
Thursday, September 5/ ה' אלול Reflect that Torah came from Hashem and not a human king. Reflect on my attitude about the importance of understanding [...]
CHOVOS HALEVAVOS – Cheshbon HaNefesh No. 4
Wednesday, September 4/ ד' אלול Reflect upon the chesed of getting the Torah to draw us close to Hashem’s will, thus attaining this World and [...]
CHOVOS HALEVAVOS – Cheshbon HaNefesh No. 3
Tuesday, September 3/ ג' אלול Reflect that I have intelligence and insight. I was given good middos and noble qualities and characteristics. Additional insights from [...]
CHOVOS HALEVAVOS – Cheshbon HaNefesh No. 2
Monday, September 2/ ב' אלול Reflect on the chesed HaShem in my body. I have graciously been gifted with eyes, hands, legs, and so much [...]
CHOVOS HALEVAVOS – Cheshbon HaNefesh No. 1
Sunday, September 1 / ר"ח אלול - א' אלול Reflect on the chesed HaShem in my own existence. I am more distinguished than an animal, plant, or inanimate [...]
Message from the Rav on Emunah and Bitachon
Morai VeRabosaiy, and Ladies of BTYA: Since Rosh HaShana, I have been talking about various aspects of emunah , bitachon, and awareness of HaShem's [...]
Olam Chesed Yibaneh Chart
Olam Chesed Yibaneh chart in PDF format. Moraiy VeRabosaiy, and Ladies of BTYA: This past Shabbos I spoke in Shul about how something spiritual always [...]
What is a ‘Kur Habarzel’?
And so we sit by the Seder and tell the story of how Hashem took us out of Mitzrayim. That’s terrific, really nice. But [...]
THANK YOU! Part 2
We learned last week about the korban Todah, and how it is brought in certain specific situations when a person’s life is considered to have been [...]
THANK YOU! Part 1
(Although the Korban Todah was introduced to us in last week’s sedrah, nevertheless, as an expression of thanks to Hashem for the upcoming wedding of my daughter, im [...]
Why Zachor MUST Precede Purim
As I write this week’s column, I am assuming that by the time that you will be reading it, things will be clear in Our [...]