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April 25, 2024 – 11:53 pm | Comments Off on Hamas College Takeovers31 views

Over the past week, we have seen anti-Israel college takeovers with protestors openly declaring their desire to kill Jews and to render Israel—from the river to the sea—Juden Rein. The brazen tactics and bullying have left many Jewish students and faculty members afraid to venture onto campus. As we approach …

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Rosh Hashanah: The Child’s Cry

November 12, 2004 – 5:18 pm | Comments Off on Rosh Hashanah: The Child’s Cry2,820 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 Hashanah2,861 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 …