Moshe Kempinski Generally on the Shabbat before Rosh Hashanah, the days of judgment of the whole world, this dramatic verse from the Torah portion of Nitzavim is read in the synagogues. This simple fact is implied with the word HaYom(this day) used in the verse .The Baal Shem Tov taught that whenever the word ” … Read more
Moshe Kempinski Rabbi Chanan Morisson According to the Forbes report, Israel is the second happiest country in Asia (after NewZealand) . According to an OECD study of 36 democratic countries Israel is marked the sixth after the Scandinavian countries regarding Life Expectancy. Despite the Army service, terrorism and war, endless bickering and open faced arguments, … Read more
Moshe Kempinski King Solomon teaches about the process of “Arichut Yamim- the lengthening of our days”. He writes in the book of Proverbs the following “My son, forget not My instruction, and may your heart keep My commandments; for they shall add length of days and years of life and peace to you.”(Proverbs 3:1-2) Then … Read more
Moshe Kempinski The airwaves on the internet are filled with dire predictions and ominous signs of doom and gloom. They focus on climactic changes, signs in the heavens and significant dates in the calendar that all seemingly point to dramatic future events. All this needs to be treated with great caution and a healthy dose … Read more
Moshe Kempinski We are approaching the month of Elul and as is well known the name Elul is an acronym for a verse in the Song of Songs .The Hebrew letters of Elul are also the first letters of the verse, Ani Ledodi VeDodi Lee – “I Am My Beloved’s and my Beloved is Mine.” … Read more
Moshe Kempinski On this month my family and I are celebrating thirty years since our arrival , our Aliyah to Israel. We are in the midst of a time wherein we witness another senseless destruction of Jewish homes in Bet-El and hear the growing litany of “allies” and our compatriots across the sea conveniently set … Read more
Moshe Kempinski The 9th day of the Jewish month of Av, Tisha b’Av, is a day that exemplifies sadness. It is a time appointed for sad things to possibly occur .Time in essence is not running along a linear path .The Torah view of the world views specific dates and appointed times are gates through … Read more
Moshe Kempinski We are in the midst of a whirlwind of words and declarations. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani happily accepted the nuclear deal his negotiators sealed with world powers on Tuesday. According to the semi-official Fars News Agency, Rouhani stated that at the start of the talks, the two major goals of Iran were to … Read more
