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1. Aravot Smashing October 16, 2009 In Honor of the Holy Breslaver’s Yahrtzeit Xerxes was furious. His engineers had constructed a bridge across the Hellespont in 480 BC, and an act of God had taken out the bridge. Xerxes blamed both the sea and the hapless engineers: “As soon as the strait had been bridged, a great storm fell upon it and cut the cables and broke them up. Xerxes commanded that the sea should be punished by lashing, branding, and cursing the water, and that the men who had supervised the bridging of the Hellespont should have their heads cut off.” (Herodotus, Histories 7.35) I know exactly how Xerx... (read more) Author: Rabbi Simcha Weinberg

2. Neighborhoods in the Sky: Succot October 12, 2009 My wife and I turned onto 26th street, between 6th and 7th, the New York City area known as ‘The Plant District’, and strange things began to happen. Storeowners ran outside and began to pull their security gates down, closing their stores. Others were rushing to cover all the plants on the sidewalk with sheets and blankets. People were staring at us with hatred and fear. We could hear strangers whispering, “Killer!” My wife’s reputation precedes her. People know what happens to plants in our home. The situation was ironic because we were looking for some artificial trees that could survi... (read more) Author: Rabbi Simcha Weinberg

3. The Security of The Succah October 08, 2009 The twelve-hour drive from Toronto for our annual Succot visit with my grandparents left me bruised, battered, and drained by all the fights my sister began with me. (I, of course, never started a fight.) We arrived in 1968, post riots Baltimore. Although I did not see burned out cars on my grandparents’ block, things were obviously different. There were no children playing on the street. There were bars on the windows of all the homes. My first direct experience with the new realities was when I wanted to cross the gravel path that separated my grandparents’ backyard from the Yeshiva gro... (read more) Author: Rabbi Simcha Weinberg

4. Succot Contradictions October 02, 2009 I love water. I love the ocean. I love waterfalls. I love to go whitewater rafting. I love to swim. I love the Mikvah – Ritual Bath. I hate water. I hate finding water on the floor of my study. I hate when our garage is flooded. I hate having my clothes soaked by rain. I was listening to a tape of Rav Soloveitchik zt”l as I was walking to shul. It was pouring rain, but I was so moved by the power of his thought and words, that I simply stood on the sidewalk with tears streaming down my face, feeling that I was being showered with the joy of Torah. I loved each drop of rain. I treasur... (read more) Author: Rabbi Simcha Weinberg

5. Timeless: Precious Moments October 01, 2009 The Chafetz Chaim had an interesting approach to the Talmudic statement that “Whoever forgets the Torah he has studied has forfeit part of his eternal life.” (Chapters of Our Fathers 3:8) It is commonly understood to refer to someone who does not constantly review what he has learned. The Chafetz Chaim once visited a Polish village and met an 85-year-old man, who had witnessed a royal visit more than 80 years earlier. The elderly man could not remember much of his life, but he recalled each and every detail of the king’s visit. He described the royal clothes down to the smallest detail. H... (read more) Author: Rabbi Simcha Weinberg

6. Something To Explain September 24, 2009 I was putting the final touches on my first Yom Kippur sermon in my new synagogue. I wanted to begin with an acknowledgment that I hurt people even though I had only been there for a month or two, and I wanted people to learn to ask for forgiveness. I was writing, “Request for Mechilah – forgiveness – on my notes and the phone rang. A friend was calling: “Rabbi, it is the custom that the rabbi begin his Yom Kippur sermon by asking everyone in the congregation for forgiveness.” I thanked him and hung up. I stared at my sermon notes, wondering what to do. When I decided to ask for Mechilah ... (read more) Author: Rabbi Simcha Weinberg

7. Is Zionism of God? September 10, 2009 Is Zionism of God? by Bob & Suzanne Hamrick 22praiseYHVH@bellsouth.net Zionists base their claims to the land of Palestine on certain specific prophecies in the Hebrew Tanakh (the Christian “Old Testament”). If Zionism is of the God of the Bible, then everyone in the world who believes in this God should be supporting the Zionists in their attempts to “secure” a homeland for the Jews. But if Zionism can be proven from the Hebrew Bible itself to not be of the God of the Bible (despite the Zionists’ claim that it is), then every non-Zionist on earth, and especially Christians, shoul... (read more) Author: Bob Hamrick

8. Rosh Hashana: Shades of Light September 09, 2009 It was pitch black when I arrived in the park this morning for my daily walk. Each park bench was occupied by a homeless person. Skunks were rifling through the garbage cans. None of the usual walkers were crazy enough to be there in those conditions. It was also freezing and I considered sitting in the warm car until the sun rose and more people were present. The homeless didn’t scare me; I know many of them, the way Reb Shlomo taught me on our Thursday all-nighters. I was scared of the skunks. OK, I said it! I had a miserable confrontation with a skunk in 1966. It won. I lost.... (read more) Author: Rabbi Simcha Weinberg

9. My Problem With Globalization July 22, 2009 The problem occurs at this point: I must recite a second blessing after “Who creates fruit of the trees”: “Shehechiyanu”: The blessing we recite over a new fruit. The problem, specifically because of globalization is this: The fruit on the left is a Noni. Just a glance at this fruit and its flowers and buds catches my attention, even before I consider its taste. I want my “Shehechiyanu” to be on the best fruit in front of me, and the Noni certainly offers serious competition to the Mangosteen. You have small, light-green buds, and slightly larger white buds that have yet to unfold, and th... (read more) Author: Rabbi Simcha Weinberg

10. Does God Love You? July 08, 2009 God loves them. Most respond,"Yes!"; I then ask the more challenging question: "How do you know?"; That's when it becomes interesting. I invite you to join me in raising a toast to God, Who made it very clear to me, once again, that He must really love me: I met my son for coffee late last night, and in the course of our conversation he told me that he decided to randomly ask people whether they have ever experienced God in their lives. I felt that God was hugging me. One of the most important goals in my life is for my children to experience God's Presence in their lives, and my son was ... (read more) Author: Rabbi Simcha Weinberg

11. How to Pray? June 26, 2009 I need help understanding Moshe’s prayer at the end of Beha’alotecha: “Moshe cried out to God, saying, “Please, God, heal her now!” Rashi offers two explanations for this concise prayer: 1) Moshe did not want Israel to criticize him for spending too long in prayer while his sister suffered. 2) Moshe did not want Israel to complain that he spent more time praying for his sister than he did praying for them. I took a poll this past Shabbat, asking people; “If, God forbid, someone close to you was seriously ill, would you pray concisely, as in, “Please God, heal her!” or, would you pray a m... (read more) Author: Rabbi Simcha Weinberg

12. Korach and Bullies: A Question June 19, 2009 Having been the poster child of the 99lb weakling for all those Charles Atlas ads in the back of my childhood comic books, I feel that I must inform my friends, and for that matter, my enemies as well, of my brute strength. My pinky can counteract the gravity of an entire planet that weighs over six trillion kilograms! It’s true. I do it every time I lift a feather with my finger. I sense that you are not impressed, and that you are considering sending me back to the Atlas ads. So why are so many of you impressed with the “power” displayed by bullies? I pray with a wonderful group of peop... (read more) Author: Rabbi Simcha Weinberg

13. Loving God 8 June 10, 2009 The verse tells us that we are challenged by false prophets; “for God, your Lord, is testing you to know whether you love God, your Lord with all your heart and all your soul.” Nachmanides explains that God wills to measure our love for Him, in order that we can realize the intensity of our love. Rabbi Simcha Weinberg describes two important applications of this concept: 1) We are not always aware of how much we love someone else. There are moments when a husband and wife look at each other and experience the full passion of their love with an intensity that is often clouded by the daily c... (read more) Author: Rabbi Simcha Weinberg

14. Moral Law Before Moses March 18, 2009 First off, we have very little data to work from, that’s the “problem” with the Bible - folk walk onto the stage, give their lines, and walk off and we’re often left wondering what happened to them before and after their appearance. Since there is little direct data as to the period prior to Moses' giving of the Old Covenant, we’re kind of stuck trying to fill in the blanks. When I write ‘law’ here keep in mind that I do not have the ceremonial laws of Moses in mind, but instead am referring to the moral law of God. When Noah & family got off the ark God did not abandon them to the... (read more) Author: Scott Wiley

15. Fetus: I Hope He Changes His Mind January 26, 2009 On the internet, that last bastion of free speech, a cartoon is going around of a frightened unborn child cocooned in a uterus. The caption says “I hope he changes his mind.” The “he” is an obvious inference to Barack Obama and his first act as president. Is it fair? The question is rhetorical. Obviously liberally minded Americans think Obama’s policies are all just peachy keen and conservative Americans are trying to hold back the urge to regurgitate. Pragmatically speaking, if we could suspend the question of right and wrong, is the unborn child any safer? Liberal or conservative, there... (read more) Author: Michael Bresciani

16. Earliest Hebrew Text Found November 14, 2008 Archaeologists have found the earliest known Hebrew text near the area described in the Bible as the battlefield where the young David defeated the Philistine giant Goliath. In June 2008 archaeologists began excavating a tenth century B. C. fortress 5 kilometers (3 miles) south of present-day Bet Shemesh. In a recent press release, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem announced that they had found an old pottery shard (known as an ostracon) with five lines of writing on it. While the inscription has not yet been deciphered, a preliminary examination suggests that the text at least contains... (read more) Author: Joel Kontinen

17. Who Are You? August 24, 2008 I am asking you the question: Who are you? … Maybe, I should just simplify the question and ask you, “What is your NAME?” because your NAME IS really who you are. If you want to know WHO you are or WHO you will become, then, in all honesty, you must find out what is the meaning of your name - your FIRST name, that is. Most names today come from the Hebrew, German, Latin, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh languages but, to get to the truth on the meaning of your name, you must go back to the first languages of mankind: Hebrew and Aramaic (Chaldee). Ancient historical records show, that i... (read more) Author: Micahyah Hawkins

18. Get Classical Christian Education For Your Children July 14, 2008 Most school systems in the early colonial days of America were schools founded on Classical Christian education. Most instructors were educated ministers with a background in literature, Protestant theology, and classical languages. As a result, students studied the bible in its original Greek and Hebrew along with other classics in Greek. Classical Christian education often produces students that are amazing leaders and thinkers. A rigorous and challenging education made this type of education a winning service. Sadly, the current educational system in the nation has dishonored... (read more) Author: july bhisham

19. Should Man Live According To The Bible? June 08, 2008 There is a book called the Bible which we have all heard of as the one that is the word of God straight from him concerning all from the world’s creation to our own while not excluding how he believes we should behave toward not only him but each other. This book I speak of is of equal importance at least as far as the “Old Testament” is concerned to both the members of the Hebrew faith as it is to the members of the Judeo-Christian faith, the “New Testament” being the place where these two religions part company. The bible is also many things to many individuals to the atheist it is a ... (read more) Author: Gianni Truvianni

20. Kabbalah - Jewish Mysticism April 14, 2008 In Hebrew language, kabbalah means, to receive. It is a mystical aspect of Judaism. It shows a set of teachings meant to define the inner sense of both traditional Rabbinic Literature and the Hebrew Bible. Kabbalah also explains the importance of Jewish religious observances. Kabbalah is a necessary part of the Torah followed by its followers. For observant Jews, the study of Torah is an inherent duty. The Torah teaches the doctrines that some Jews accept as the true meaning of Judaism while others reject them as adverse and heretical to Judaism. Kabbalah Jewelry shows the mystical... (read more) Author: Marcia Henin

21. Kosher Food - Kosher Take-out, Steak and Dairy April 10, 2008 Kosher food satisfies Kashrut or Jewish nutritional laws. The word kashrut means healthy or appropriate in Hebrew. If the food attunes the Halacha or Jewish law, then that food is kosher food. On the contrary, foods usually tagged as Jewish are not essentially kosher. Jewish foods are usually those dishes, which are conventionally Jewish. Kishka, latke, cholent, Kreplach, and kugel are traditional Jewish foods. Jews consider these foodstuffs as kosher foods, if they are prepared according to Kashrut. The laws of kosher foods are straightaway obtained through the bible through interp... (read more) Author: Marcia Henin

22. History of Kabbalah: Abraham February 22, 2008 Abraham was one of the very first Kabbalists, some 3800 years ago. As the ancient Midrash (writings that examine the Hebrew Bible in light of the oral tradition) tells us, Abraham lived in Mesopotamia, in the city of Ur of the Chaldees, and as all inhabitants of Mesopotamia, he worshiped the sun, the moon, the stones, and the trees. But one day he began wondering: “How was the world created? Why does everything ‘spin’ around us? What generates the flow of life?” As he investigated these questions, he realized that there is a pattern to life’s flow, that everything has a beginning and an e... (read more) Author: Bnei Baruch

23. The Proverb 31 Woman: Clothed in Gentle Strength December 16, 2007 Living in the 21st century, we can sometimes get a skewed idea of what a strong woman really is. But your Heavenly Father actually reveals what He considers to be a woman of true strength in Proverb 31. "Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies" (Proverb 31:10). The Hebrew word that is often translated as virtuous in this scripture is "chayil." It is the specific word that God uses to describe His idea of a REAL woman. In Hebrew, "chayil" is used to describe great forces and armies. For a woman to be called "chayil," she would have to possess a cer... (read more) Author: Ameerah Lewis

24. One True Version Of The Bible? October 16, 2007 Why do people believe the King James Version is the only true version of the Bible? The Bible was written on scrolls many centuries before King James had the 1611 King James Version of the Bible translated. As human beings, King James and the men who helped him translate the Bible were not infallible. Especially when his version is compared with the earlier Hebrew and Greek versions. Many believe that other translations have changed the words of the Bible, thus violating what the twenty-second chapter of Revelation (verses 18-19) warns us not to do. However I believe (and... (read more) Author: Annagail Lynes

25. Prayer in Orthodox Christianity October 04, 2007 The Holy Bible records Jesus ascending into heaven, having entrusted the care of His Church into the hands of his disciples. This group of men and women would become the first church, filled with the resurrection enthusiasm of their Messiah while attempting to live out his teaching and mission in practical ways. A large part of the private prayers of its members followed typical Hebrew format. Praying three times a day became the daily office of the person, though, instead of a community encouraged practice. This adaptation was largely due to the problem that Christianity had not yet beco... (read more) Author: Martin Smirnoff

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