InSelf & Spirituality: Reflection
Judging God’s sins
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…
Reflection
InSelf & Spirituality: Reflection
Is Jewish law more important than everything?
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).…
InSelf & Spirituality: Jewish Prayer
Praying for peace
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…
InTeaching Resources & Education: Philosophy of Education
Making Time for Torah Learning – Practical Tips
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…
InSelf & Spirituality: Hasidut
Yom Kippur, Again?!
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.…
InSelf & Spirituality: Hasidut
Studying Hasidism: Halakhah
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 Tisch: Stretching Out Prayer
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…
InSelf & Spirituality: Personal Transformation
Shaping Meaningful Relationships in a Lonely World
In our day and age, meaningful interaction has been replaced by sound bites, buzz words and emojis that create pseudo or “virtual” relationships.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…
InSelf & Spirituality: Reflection
Heeding the Wake-up Call of Our Tradition
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…
