To Toil in Torah: “An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox (Lao-Tzu).” “When you’re at the end of your rope, all you have to do is make one foot move out in front of the other. Just take the next step. That’s all there is to it (Samuel Fuller).”
[caption id="attachment_5842" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Life as a Rowboat"][/caption]“It’s why we’re all so fascinated with history. We’re in a rowboat. We move forward, but we’re always looking back (Louise Penny; “Bury Your Dead”). The Jews sang Hallel on Rosh Chodesh Av even as the Babylonians, and...
How does one pray with joy during the Nine Days and on Tisha B’Av? I offer the following Kavanot for the Morning Blessings for this time of year: Modeh Ani: “So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the lions' den....
[caption id="attachment_5795" align="alignleft" width="270" caption="Mourning"][/caption]“You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, that my heart may sing to you and not be silent. O God, My Lord, I will give you thanks forever (Psalms 30:11-12).” Rav Isser Zalman Meltzer...
“And who recited this Hallel? The prophets among them ordained that Israel should recite it at every important epoch and at every misfortune — may it not come upon them! and when they are redeemed they recite [in gratitude] for their redemption (Pesachim 117a).” How did...
One should light extra candles at the beginning of Rosh Chodesh. He should also have special clothes for Rosh Chodesh just as he does for Shabbat and festivals. (Ma’aseh Rav, Hilchot
“I will sing to God while I live; I will sing praises to my Lord while I endure.’ (Psalms 104:33) A person who is blessed with great success in learning must thank God beyond the Blessings of Torah and the Prayers we
“I will sing to God while I live; I will sing praises to my Lord while I endure.’ (Psalms 104:33) A person who is blessed with great success in learning must thank God beyond the Blessings of Torah and the Prayers we
