Part 1: What is Jewish Song? Speaking of choirs, here’s a “golden oldie”, that’s been around for a while and is famous within the Orthodox Jewish community. Recently they went […]
Parshas Chayei Sarah describes the journey of Abraham’s servant, Eliezer, who was sent on a mission to Padan Aram to find a wife for his master’s son, Isaac. As Eliezer […]
“And Esav said to Yaakov, “Pour into me, now, from this very red food for I am exhausted.” Therefore, he is called Edom”. (Parshat Toldot; 25:30) Esav comes home from […]
Towards the end of Parshas Vayera, God commanded Abraham to offer his beloved son Isaac as a sacrifice on the altar. At the last moment, as Abraham was about to […]
Volumes would be needed to cover all of the subjects contained in Parshas Lech Lecha. Here we will attempt to present just a small sampling. Parshas Lech Lecha is where […]
Song has a profound role in Judaism. In Heaven, the very angels have no better medium to express their yearning for connection with God than the celestial music they produce. […]
God’s Beauty in Nature I slouch in my seat, listening to the monotonous drone of my Judaic Studies teacher. She continues lecturing about gratitude and appreciation, as she has already […]
Throughout the first part of our morning prayers, known as the Pesukei D’Zimrah, we sing praises to Hashem from chapters of Psalms. One chapter that we recite (Tehillim 150 – […]
After the Mabul (flood), Noach left the ark and brought several sacrifices to give thanks to Hashem for saving him, his family, and in fact, the entire world. The Torah […]
Parshas Noach relates the awful destruction the world suffered when the entire world was flooded as a consequence for the immoral behavior practiced by earth’s inhabitants. Almost no one was […]
