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April 17, 2024 – 5:42 pm | Comments Off on Miracle of Miracles41 views

The greatest miracle of our times, on par, perhaps, with that of the Six-Day War, occurred last Saturday night. More than 360 missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles were dispatched by Iran to Israel. The intention was to destroy defensive infrastructure, wreak mayhem and havoc, and destroy Jewish lives.
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Rosh Hashanah: The Child’s Cry

November 12, 2004 – 5:18 pm | Comments Off on Rosh Hashanah: The Child’s Cry2,816 views
child's cry

The story is told of a great rabbi who was up late at night deeply engrossed in Torah study together with his study partner. At that moment one of his partner’s children was awakened by a nightmare and began to cry. The rabbi, his concentration disturbed, arose from his studies …

Shofar and Rosh Hashanah

November 12, 2004 – 4:28 pm | Comments Off on Shofar and Rosh Hashanah2,854 views
Shofar

Wake Up Call
The Shofar is our wake up call, it reminds us to turn to G-d. Throughout the long year Jews are caught in the stream of life, pressures and worldly considerations take their toll. We stray from the proper path leaning to the material rather then the spiritual, tending …