by Reb Gutman Locks          This Causes This        There is a basic Torah teaching, middah k'neged middah. It mea… Read More

   by Reb Gutman Locks       Shema Israel        When saying the Shema, the custom is to cover our eyes with our right hand. The… Read More

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    by Reb Gutman Locks   Help From Hashem        When you want help from Hashem; first, do a mitzvah, any mitzvah, and then pray for what… Read More

   by Reb Gutman Locks         Dwelling in the Sukkah        We have been given the commandment to dwell in the sukka… Read More

   by Reb Gutman Locks         Taking the Lulav        One of the main commandments of the holiday of Sukkah is to wav… Read More

   by Reb Gutman Locks          Have a Happy Yom Kippur        The Mishnah tells us, "There were no da… Read More

   by Reb Gutman Locks       The Upper and the Lower   Abba wrote: "I do believe this world is very good, we can only do mitzvot and teshuva here… Read More

   by Reb Gutman Locks        5784        Hashem bless all of us with a wonderful New Year, a year of joy, of health, of co… Read More

   by Reb Gutman Locks     Opening        A group of teens visiting from America. Some had never put on tefillin before, some had no… Read More

   by Reb Gutman Locks        Holy Influence        There is a level of holy influence called Ruach HaKodesh. Hashem, so to… Read More

    by Reb Gutman Locks           Maternal Descent        Again, I was asked, "Where does the Torah say that… Read More

   by Reb Gutman Locks          Teshuva-Returning        Teshuva means "return," but it is most often known to mean "r… Read More

Gutman's Music        Some forty years ago I created and crafted a ten-stringed musical instrument, my own design. I invented the turning, too. Well, I thoug… Read More

   by Reb Gutman Locks    Your Credit Card        When we leave this world, we do not take our cash, nor our property with us. All we… Read More

   by Reb Gutman Locks          Today's Jewish Tragedy!        Seventy percent of the secular Jews in the US, and 50%… Read More

   by Reb Gutman Locks          Fix It!        When you see something is wrong, if you can fix it, then most likely it… Read More

   by Reb Gutman Locks        Think Good Alan asked:      What is your understanding of the teaching "think good and it wil… Read More

   by Reb Gutman Locks          Make a List        Make a list of the ten things in your life that you like the most… Read More

    by Reb Gutman Locks         Joy, An Essential Ingredient          If you are aware of only the physical… Read More

   by Reb Gutman Locks        Are You Infinite?        Again, I was asked; "So, if the infinite is everywhere and everythin… Read More

   by Reb Gutman Locks       Holy!        He is an Iranian who moved to LA in 1985. It was his first time in Israel. I put… Read More

   by Reb Gutman Locks            !  Judgement!      Chassidus tells us that we cannot see a quality in someone e… Read More

    by Reb Gutman Locks         Be Smart        I asked them if they were Jewish.      The… Read More

   by Reb Gutman Locks         A Tough Cookie        After he read the Shema, he started to take off the tefillin… Read More

   by Reb Gutman Locks         Time        Time is ongoing, and accumulative. This means it is continuous, and it coll… Read More

    by Reb Gutman Locks         The Horrible Curses        This week's Torah reading lists the horrible curses that G… Read More