ekev 2013

LESSON FROM THE SUPERMARKET State of mind is something we all know about. But do we realize how much the physical state we are in affects our own state of mind ? For example: The supermarket I shop at in Israel, attempts to build its customer’s trust by advertising outside their big store, “Do not…

Read Full Post

VAETCHANAN 2013

THE FATHER WHO FELT SOMETHING MISSING   There is an unassuming man that prays on the other end of my bench in shul. He is a quiet fellow, but he prays with fire. He must be about sixty years old and looks somewhat of a loner. He never comes with kids or grandchildren to shul.…

Read Full Post

spanish VAETJANAN 2013

El hombre que sentía cierta falta Hay un hombre muy modesto que reza en la otra punta de mi asiento en la sinagoga. Es un hombre muy normal, pero reza con una pasión indescriptible. Debe tener alrededor de sesenta años y parecería ser un poco solitario. Nunca viene a la sinagoga con hijos ni nietos.…

Read Full Post

tisha b'av / devarim english 2013

 HAVE A HEART   Secret Recipe for Ruach Hakodesh: “Any wise Jewish man who has in him true words of the Torah, who mourns over the belittled Honor of G-d and the Honor of the Jewish People… and deeply desires, feels sorry and troubled over the honor of Jerusalem and the Temple, and the Salvation…

Read Full Post

tisha b'av / devarim – spanish 2013

TENER CORAZÓN La receta secreta para el Ruaj Hakodesh:  “Toda persona sabia que posee palabras verdaderas de Torá, lamenta por el honor de Di-s y por el honor del pueblo de Israel… y desea, se lamenta y apena profundamente por la honra de Jerusalem y el Templo, y porque la redención surja con rapidez y…

Read Full Post