2021-09-13 20:48
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Listen, heavens...and I shall speak [Ha'azinu: Devarim 32:1]
This can be explained based on a statement found in the holy Zohar "When the righte… Read More
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2021-09-12 22:49
When we ask forgiveness from Hashem we need to remember that Hashem cannot forgive us for something we have done to someone else. That is why you need to ask and/or receive forgiveness… Read More
2021-09-10 03:18
Whoever shames his friend in public to the point of making him turn pale is as if he sheds blood...for we see that the red drains out of his face and is replaced by… Read More
2021-09-09 23:59
New shiur by Rabbi Mendel Kessin Read More
2021-09-08 22:19
New shiur, given 22 August 2021, by Rabbi Shimon Kessin Read More
2021-09-05 20:04
In one of his recent shiurim, Rabbi Mendel Kessin also mentioned this concept. Im yirtze Hashem Read More
2021-09-05 01:03
Truth or lies? Do you know what to believe anymore? Some people who used to be reliable are no longer reliable, I'm sorry to tell you.Be very careful on the internet, you will hear thin… Read More
2021-09-02 03:58
Text by Rabbi Benjy SimonsA young man named George received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of the bird's' mouth was rude… Read More
2021-09-01 06:16
New shiur from Rabbi Mendel Kessin, which is actually Part 2 of last week's shiur which you can find here Read More
2021-08-24 03:24
New shiur from Rabbi Mendel Kessin Read More
2021-08-17 07:36
Another new shiur from Rabbi Mendel Kessin, given 16 August 2021 Read More
2021-08-17 00:52
New shiur from Rabbi Mendel Kessin Read More
2021-08-15 21:35
Obviously we are all living in a time of great upheaval, all over the world. Most people do not understand what is really going on, but thankfully we have Rabbi Mendel Kessin who expla… Read More
2021-08-09 22:07
by Rabbi David Hanania Pinto ShlitaCaution with what goes in and outI once arrived late to a wedding; the host graciously asked a waiter to bring me the fish course that had already be… Read More
2021-08-09 00:01
"Justice, justice shall you seek, that you may live..." [Shoftim 16:20]
The evil inclination may put the following thought into your head: "He who hates gifts shall live" [Proverbs 15:27]. H… Read More
2021-08-07 21:13
A shiur given 8/4/21 by Rabbi Mendel KessinClick here to listen at Torah Anytime Read More
2021-08-05 23:59
2021-08-04 00:25
A young man once approached the Chazon Ish, Rabbi Avraham Yeshaya Karelitz ztzl, to ask a pedagogical question. This young rabbi was about to assume the position of mashgiach ruchani (spirit… Read More
2021-08-02 23:34
Thank you to Tomer Devorah for uploading this video, which I liked so much I decided to put it here as well. The subject Rabbi Yaakov Hillel is talking about is something I learne… Read More
2021-08-02 21:48
2021-08-01 04:13
by Rabbi Alon HaziBSD See I set before you today a blessing.....[Re'eh 11:26]ראה אנכי נותן לפנ… Read More
2021-07-22 19:29
New shiur from Rabbi Mendel Kessin Read More
2021-07-21 00:45
The 15th Av [also known as Tu b'Av] will be this coming Shabbat. On Rabbi Anava's website, he has these three videos which he suggests we should watch in preparation for the day.
The S… Read More
2021-07-20 00:55
The world is experiencing a huge DESCENT and we are collectively experiencing many trials. The lower we fall, the higher we will rise.
"All the affairs of the world, whether for… Read More
2021-07-18 21:57
What is really going on with Gender Identity, same sex marriage, and rampant gender confusion? I know a friend of a friend, who recently married her girlfriend in a Registry Offi… Read More
2021-07-17 22:45
The Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to begin on Friday 23 July - Sunday 8 August, and are already marred by a case of an athlete with Covid in Olympic city, and despite Tokyo reporting their hi… Read More
2021-07-16 03:34
A commentary on the Haftarah for Shabbat Chazon
by Yitzi Hurwitz
On the Shabbat before Tisha B’Av, called Shabbat Chazon, we read the haftorah that begins with the words… Read More
2021-07-15 12:21
New shiur from Rabbi Mendel Kessin Read More
2021-07-15 01:31
Art - The Garden of Melancholia: Mike Worrall
from the writings of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov, translated by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan
There was once a tzaddik who became very depres… Read More
2021-07-13 21:52
I can't prove this one way or the other.... but according to Rabbi Yitzhak Bezri Shlita the name of Hashem appears on a wall near Sha'ar HaRachamim [The Gate of Mercy: In Jewish tradition, t… Read More
2021-07-12 22:01
Art by Schnette
Source: "Not Just Stories" by Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski MD zt"l
It goes without saying that spirituality and dishonesty are mutually exclusive. Anyone who is in wron… Read More
2021-07-08 00:09
2021-07-07 07:31
New shiur, Rabbi Mendel Kessin Read More
2021-07-06 23:28
Written by Rabbi Yisrael Bronstein
"These are the journeys of the Children of Israel" [Masei 33:1] אֵלֶּה מַסְעֵ•……Read More
2021-07-01 00:34
Sarah and Chani Nir describe their miraculous escape Read More
2021-06-29 08:30
New shiur from Rabbi Mendel Kessin Read More
2021-06-28 21:31
#PrayforSurfside Here is the most recently updated list for prayers and Tehillim for those still missing: [names received via Rabbi Yankie Denburg]Chaim ben SaraMalka bas Sara Ro… Read More
2021-06-27 20:22
Excerpts from a post by Rivky Wilansky....why specifically this CRUSHING?!?! And then suddenly last night, it hit me- there is only one crushing that I know of in Torah – &l&hell…Read More
2021-06-27 19:55
Art Jeannette Woitzik
The two Parshiot before Pinchas - Chukat and Balak - are often read together [in Eretz Yisroel only]. The two parshiot afterwards - Matot and Maasei - are almost a… Read More
2021-06-26 09:30
The family of Tzvi and Itty Ainsworth, who were renting an apartment in the Miami building that collapsed, are praying for a miracle after over 48 hours without any sign of the couple. … Read More
2021-06-24 04:09
Rabbi Glazerson translates from a Sefer written 190 years ago by the Chatam Sofer that this year 5781 is the Year of Moshiach. Read More
2021-06-23 19:28
“That's the thing about unhappiness. All it takes is for something worse to come along and you realize it was actually happiness after all.” [Queen Elizabeth in ''The Crown… Read More
2021-06-23 02:32
New shiur from Rabbi Mendel Kessin"We are really in the time before the Moshiach" Read More
2021-06-17 20:41
Rabbi Yuval Ovadia Read More
2021-06-16 20:29
by Rabbi David Hanania Pinto We sometimes find that a person on a mitzvah mission passes away. For example, he may be killed in a road accident. This occurs despite our being told by th… Read More
2021-06-15 20:16
New shiur from Rabbi Mendel Kessin Read More
2021-06-15 01:06
New shiur from Rabbi Shimon Kessin Read More
2021-06-14 07:31
Photo… Read More
2021-06-12 22:16
2021-06-10 02:44
New shiur from Rabbi Mendel Kessin Read More
2021-06-10 00:57
Rabbi Zusya of Hanipoli once came to a city to raise funds for charity. Two local young men were very eager to share in this great mitzvah by doing the legwork of going from door to door. Th… Read More
2021-06-07 20:27
New shiur from Rabbi Alon Anava Read More
2021-06-07 03:35
No-one gives a shiur like Rabbi Jacobson. When will Eliyahu Ha Navi show up indeed.... and what will he do?For Source sheets click here Read More
2021-06-06 01:00
According to Chasidic thought, Korach's rebellion occurred at this point in time since it was prompted by the sin of the spies. The inner reason why the spies did not want to enter the… Read More
2021-06-03 22:50
by Rabbi Benjy SimonsAs an individual is taking leave of the cemetery after visiting his dearly departed mother, his attention is diverted to another man in the distance. The man seems… Read More
2021-06-02 21:26
Special prayer for the 23rd of Sivan [Thursday 3 June]On the 23rd of the month of Sivan (כג׳ סיון) the decree of Haman (At the time of Mordechai and… Read More
![Current Events [Moshiach] And The Existence Of God](https://cdn.blogarama.com/images/posts_thumbs_site_id/835/83541-4259528250.w320.jpg "Current Events [Moshiach] And The Existence Of God")
2021-06-02 01:23
New shiur from Rabbi Mendel KessinHe also responds to the controversial comment at the end of his last shiur regarding Gerim. [you can hear this within the first 10 minutes of the lect… Read More
2021-05-27 07:32
New shiur from Rabbi Mendel Kessin Read More
2021-05-27 07:29
New shiur from Rabbi Shimon Kessin Read More
2021-05-27 00:02
[text received via WhatsApp - author unknown]The most significant thing is that the blood moon Joel 3:3 should be very familiar to everyone because it appears in our Haggadah in the signs an… Read More
2021-05-26 11:29
Supermoon rising over Bondi. Photo: Glick Photography Read More
2021-05-26 00:17
"Stop Stepping on Others"After the devastating disaster in Meron on Lag Ba'Omer, Rabbi Anava points out the sources in the Torah referring to the disaster and the message G-d is sendin… Read More
2021-05-25 23:40
Tonight in Australia we will be able to see the full lunar eclipse: for full details of how to see it in your country click here.The last time the moon turned red, I saw it with my own eyes… Read More
2021-05-24 05:33
It seems that the more we try to defend ourselves, the worse it gets for us. [These are just my thoughts, you are welcome to disagree with me.]In that vein, I refer to an ad in the NYT… Read More
2021-05-23 19:57
Rabbi Mendel Kessin's latest shiur [audio]: Nahama d'KesufaA transcript of this shiur can be found here Read More
2021-05-20 22:48
Voices From Israel: Bruria Efune, a Mother of Four From Be’er Sheva ‘Your heart is racing, but you need to show your kids that you’re calm. . . ’ A lo… Read More
2021-05-20 21:07
Cartoon: Mordechai Becher, David PodbereText by Rabbi Benjy SimonsFor those that live in the Diaspora, Birchas Cohanim on the festivals is one of the highlights, as we draw down the bl… Read More
2021-05-14 05:32
In the face of the world's animosity towards Israel, here are the answers you need to know:[I don't know who wrote this, but it's worth sharing]Here are a few accusations and brief explanati… Read More
2021-05-13 19:53
A few more 45's I've noticed, for those who are interested. [See 45 is the number of Geula]In Hebrew, 45 is מה - in the soul מה is the trait of self-nulli… Read More
2021-05-11 21:06
"Of Yetzer, the Yitzri family; of Shilem, the Shilemi family" [Bamidbar 26:49]
This verse, said the Chofetz Chaim, can be expounded upon in the following manner:
"Of Yetzer" - One who… Read More
2021-05-10 07:43
Thanks to Rahel for transcribing this:"The Chofetz Chaim brings down an idea that the Mashiach asks 'Who would like to donate to the construction of the Third Temple.' What Jew wouldn&r&hell…Read More
2021-05-10 03:25
Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much. [Oscar Wilde]
The people criticized G-d and Moshe: "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the desert? There's no bread… Read More
2021-05-06 20:13
Following on from Rabbi Kessin's shiur below, a couple of things I have just read.Firstly, from R' Avrohom M. Alter:Over this past Shabbos, one of the survivors from Meron, gave over somethi… Read More
2021-05-05 21:38
Audio from Rabbi Mendel Kessin - given 5/3/21 Read More
2021-05-04 00:50
As night fell on Thursday, and Lag BaOmer spread its joyous light throughout Israel, Rabbi Shimon Matlon shared an envelope with a friend, instructing him not to open it until Sunday… Read More
2021-05-01 08:09
L'ag b'Omer at Meron, the yarzheit of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai.At the core of his teachings Rabbi bar Yochai taught that there is more than meets the eye in any situation. Minutes… Read More
2021-04-30 01:41
by Rabbi Benjy SimonsThis week my wife asked me what I wanted for dinner tonight. I responded, well, last night we had… As we find ourselves during the period of Pesac… Read More
2021-04-22 23:35
Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac Yehudah Yechiel Michel Safrin of Komarna was born on the 25th of Shevat 5566 (1806). His father passed away when he was 12 years old, and he was raised by his uncl… Read More
2021-04-22 06:11
by Rabbi Benjy Simons A customer asks the shopkeeper, ‘Are these strawberries genetically modified’? The shopkeeper responds, ‘of course not’. The stra… Read More
2021-04-21 00:47
Rabbi Mendel Kessin audio, shiur given 4/19/21
and this one given last weekThe Third Temple Read More
2021-03-25 22:25
2021-03-23 20:07
Rabbi Mendel KessinPart 1 can be found here Read More
2021-03-23 00:33
by Rabbi Yitzchak GinsburghIn his commentary on Sefer Hapelee’ah, Rabbi Shimshon of Ostropoli continues that there is an evil angel designated over forgetfulness. If he meets you… Read More
2021-03-17 20:53
Rabbi Mendel KessinShiur given 3/15/21 Read More
2021-03-11 18:27
"Every generous person shall bring it" [Vayakhel 35:5]
A benefactor donated a large plot of land for R' Meir Shapiro's yeshivah, Yeshivas Chachmei Lublin. At the ceremony for the layin… Read More
2021-03-10 02:29
Dr. Yishayahu Rubinstein, a molecular biologist in Machon Weizmann, researched human DNA cells.
He tells of an amazing thing he found. When looking at DNA in a microscope, they lo… Read More
2021-03-08 20:39
Three new lectures by Rabbi Mendel Kessin have been uploaded, here they are: Moshiach's Current Struggle - given 2/8/21
The 8 Phases of Geula - given 1/8/21
The Erev Rav and the Satan's… Read More
2021-03-07 22:44
2021-03-04 17:52
Rabbi Y. Y. Jacobson - a one minute video Read More
2021-03-03 22:34
"Today, in our bitter exile, there are people who receive ruach hakodesh more easily than in the time of the prophets." [Noam Elimelech]
Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk was the student of Dov… Read More
2021-03-01 22:53
by Rabbi David Hanania Pinto Shlita"He shattered them at the foot of the mountain" [Ki Tisa 32:19]Rabbi Avraham Chizkuni in his sefer 'Shtei Yadot', explains how Moshe could break the… Read More
2021-03-01 00:58
Someone close to someone close to me committed suicide last week. I was searching on the internet for something sensible to say to one of the relatives, and to be honest, I couldn't fi… Read More
2021-02-24 19:48
Rav Chaim Volozhin's Purim Secret From A Mysterious Guest
One Purim an old man appeared at Rav Chaim Volozhin's Purim seuda. Rav Chaim gave him a coin for tzedaka. The old man then said th… Read More
2021-02-24 19:48
2021-02-24 05:11
Audio from Rabbi Shimon Kessin - shiur given Feb 21, 2121 Read More
2021-02-23 07:44
Rabbi Y. Y. Jacobson: a one minute video Read More
2021-02-22 21:03
We are in the year of 3's. It is 3,333 years since the Torah was given to the Jewish people in the year 2,448 and Purim this year [15 Adar] falls on Shabbat which means it… Read More
2021-02-21 04:47
2021-02-17 23:36
by Rabbi David Hanania Pinto"Tachash skins, acacia wood" [Terumah 25:5]Chazal say (Shabbat 28b) that the tachash was a beautiful, multi-colored animal that was created for the purpose… Read More
2021-02-13 19:49
...are you programmedNew shiur from Rabbi Alon Anava whose videos can now be found at Vimeo.comWonderful lecture, everything is explained here, highly recommend this shiur.
The battle… Read More
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