In 1933, Rabbi Yisrael Bekmeister (1877-1954) published a twenty-page collection of hasidic tales. The collection included a fascinating tale that speaks to assessing the past year, as we approach the High Holy Days. **** Bekmeister’s slender booklet included fifteen tales…
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A 1907 collection of hasidic tales by Rabbi Yisrael Berger (1855-1919), Eser Orot, offered a bevy of tales about Rabbi Levi Yitzhak of Berdyczów (1740-1809). Rabbi Berger was one of the key transmitters of hasidic tales, publishing a tetralogy that…
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Likkutei Tefillot is one of the fascinating books in the hasidic library. Written by Rabbi Natan Sternhartz of Nemirov (1780-1844), it does not fit neatly in the classic genres of hasidic writing. The work, as we have it today, is…
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Originally published June 18, 2015, with the conclusion of the 2022-2023 academic year, we’ve decided to bring this article back as a reminder to all of us that the Torah learning goes on. Who’s Carrying the Torah? The noisy din…
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This article was originally published in the Israel Edition of HaMizrachi Newsletter, v. 2 issue 4. You can download the full version by clicking here. Below you will find Rabbi Levi Cooper’s take on Yom Kippur.
Self & Spirituality, Hasidut, Jewish Prayer, Reflection, Teshuvah, Jewish Calendar
The attached chapter, entitled “Halakhah” and written by Rabbi Levi Cooper is available as part of a new textbook that discusses thirteen different sources for the study of Hasidism: derashot, stories, writings of mitnaggedim, writings of maskilim, newspapers, archives, music,…
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This originally appeared in the Jerusalem Post Magazine online on May 16, 2018. The starting time for a “Jewish” day can be described by three stages of light: Alot Hashahar, Misheyakir, and Hanetz Hahama. Alot Hashahar refers to dawn when…
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In our day and age, meaningful interaction has been replaced by sound bites, buzz words and emojis that create pseudo or “virtual” relationships. Here Tovah Leah Nachmani and Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield discuss the Jewish take on meaningful relationships to self,…
Self & Spirituality, Personal Transformation, Reflection
The sounding of the shofar is one of the most emotionally charged moments of the High Holiday period. Its piercing cries break through our consciousness and implore us to better ourselves. In fact, the very purpose of the shofar is…
Self & Spirituality, Reflection, Jewish Calendar, Rosh Hashana, Teshuvah, Yom Kippur
When we repent, there is a sense in which we’re seeking to undo damage done. It’s almost as if we’re trying to undo the past. How seriously should we take this metaphor? Is the past something that can be undone?…
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In this podcast, Rabbi Mike Feuer continues his series on the three weeks with the question – how do we transform the blows of life from damaging to growthful? This podcast was originally published on Sulam Yaakov Sounds.
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Watch Rabba Yaffa Epstein’s JDOV talk about her experience being the “outsider” in the Orthodox world and how and why she broke her way into the conversation. “In this talk, I examine the concept of feeling like an impostor. The…
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