Moshe Kempinski Anger is a cruel and merciless dictator. It conquers the soul and warps it out of shape. We have witnessed how anger unleashes hatred and violence in places like Charleston and in Ferguson. We have seen the insanity of anger and fanaticism burn across the Middle East. We have seen the painful results … Read more
by Elliot Mathias BDS is an opportunity to educate young Jews and non-Jews about the validity and nobility of Israel’s cause and values. Last week a summit was convened in Las Vegas by pro-Israel billionaire Sheldon Adelson, focusing on how to defeat the growing Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. The summit was … Read more
Moshe Kempinski Moshe and the Jewish people are beset with two dramatic challenges to their future and their wellbeing. Both those challenges follow one another rather quickly in the biblical text. Yet between them we read of the commandment to attach “Tzitzit” or fringes to the corners of our garments .” Speak to the children … Read more
Moshe Kempinski When Moshe sends twelve men to spy out the land of Israel they come back with a confusing report. On the one hand they begin with the following hopeful and positive words; “…We came to the land to which you sent us, and it is flowing with milk and honey, and this is … Read more
Rabbi Chanan Morisson “And [the spies] began to speak badly about the land that they had explored.” (Num. 13:32) A dispirited discussion took place at Beit HaRav, Rav Kook’s house in Jerusalem, not long after the end of World War II. The Chief Rabbi had passed away ten years earlier; now it was his son, … Read more
BECOMING PRAYER(#7) — How doesprayer work? To listen to more podcasts and leave comments, go to PodCasts. Please do not play on Shabbat. becoming vessels
BECOMING PRAYER(#6) — What does prayer do to us? To listen to more podcasts and leave comments, go to PodCasts. Please do not play on Shabbat. BLESSING ANDTHANKING G-D
= Moshe kempinski The Bible relates events and commandments that were revealed during an era of shepherds, kings and scribes. The exodus from Egypt, the momentous revelation at Mount Sinai, the manna from heaven and the trials of a ragtag group of ex slaves becoming a people. Is any of that relevant to a society … Read more
