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The name “Abuchatzeira” is a well-known name in the Jewish world. One of the first things that come to the mind of anyone who has heard this name is the word “miracles”! Another word is “Kabbalah”. They are known for both… The story of the Abuchtazeira family goes back in time to the late 1500’s, the early 1600’s…
Continue reading “Abir Yaakov – Stories About the Lives of the Abuchatzeira Family – Book Review”
In today’s times, the world of Jewish mysticism – Kabbalah – has opened up in abundance. There’s almost a craze around the world and a thirst to know more about Jewish mysticism. What is it exactly? What is its history? Who are some of the main writers and which are the core books that one should begin one’s learning with?
Life begins with an inhalation. The doctor, nurse, attendant slaps the newborn on the back. Like the person who dives into cold water, there is a quick breath in. There is then a scream, a cry, with the shock of entry. It is a scream that says to the entire world, “I am alive”. It is the cry of the diver into the icy water. It is also the cry of the new life that has begun.
Rabbi Gutman Locks shares with us what Jewish meditation is all about. For those who don’t know Gutman’s story, see my post on my other blog: Story of Gutman Locks – From Guru in India to Putting Tefillin on Others. Here is a great introduction to appreciating a difference between Jewish meditation and the meditation of other religions.
Rabbi Alon Anava shares with us his personal story of his near death experience. Living his life as any secular person might, he never imagined the experience of death could be what it was to him. It changed his life, and today he has forsaken his secular way of life and chosen the road to true life – by studying and teaching Torah. Watch this compelling and powerful video and hear his story:
A beautiful video teaching the powerful values of Ahavat Yisrael – loving a fellow Jew as one loves oneself. We are brothers…
In today’s “Random Torah”, we look at a powerful teaching from the Talmud concerned with a debate between the schools of Beit Hillel and Beit Shammai. The discussion? Would it have been better for Man to have been created or not?
In today’s “Random Torah” we take a look at the Mitzvah concerning rebuking another. We live in a world where there’s no need to even have to tell another there is a Mitzvah to rebuke another. For some, it comes spontaneously! With that, however, there are in fact some severe Halachot to master before going ahead and rebuking another for any reason at all. We take a look at a law brought by the Rambam.
In today’s “Random Torah” post, we’ll be looking at a fascinating Mishnah in the Talmud dealing with the obligations a father has towards his son – at least, obligations according to the Torah; the child’s obligations towards their parent, and the obligations for all in terms of general Mitzvot observance. Which Mitzvot are applicable to whom?
