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The Times of Israel Blog » Passover
7M ago
It is easy and appropriate to point out that in this week’s parasha of Noah, God destroys the entire world, except for Noah and his family, because the world is filled with evil, Hamas. Other ancient civilizations recount a catastrophic flood. Does that cast doubt ..read more
The Times of Israel Blog » Passover
9M ago
The Power of Verbal Affirmations When the saintly Tzemach Tzedek was laying the foundation stone of his new Shul, he asked the assembled crowd if they wanted to hear a story. Sensing how unusual this request was, they immediately responded in the affirmative. He told ..read more
The Times of Israel Blog » Passover
9M ago
Nothing can shake those who are secure in G-d’s hands. We all need someone to lean on. It’s part of being human. But what happens when we lose that person—to discord, divorce, or death? How do we find the strength to carry on when the ..read more
The Times of Israel Blog » Passover
1y ago
When reading “Shadows We Carry,” Meryl Ain’s newly released sequel to “The Takeaway Men,” I was reminded how often history repeats itself and how much the past influences our lives. Some of the themes from this new work of historical fiction spanning the 1960s to ..read more
The Times of Israel Blog » Passover
1y ago
The Exodus changed the Jewish people — but the giving of the Torah changed everything ..read more
The Times of Israel Blog » Passover
1y ago
A day of rest is a mistranslation of Shabbat Ashkenazic Jews say in the Prayer after the Meal on Shabbat: “Shabbat umnuchah.” Umenuchah is And rest, So, Shabbat is something else. Everyone who ever kept Shabbat knows it’s not a day to be lazy. We ..read more
The Times of Israel Blog » Passover
1y ago
I was lucky enough to speak to Rabbi Chaim Danzinger, the Rabbi of the Jewish Community of Rostov, Russia, about Pesach in Russia, and the reasons for it being a holiday like no other for Russian Jews. Described by the Jewish Chronicle as a “social ..read more
The Times of Israel Blog » Passover
1y ago
We, Am Yisrael, lost four sibling pairs in two months – three to Arab terror, one this week to drowning. And we lose one more pair, the young Priests Nadav and Avihu, this Shabbat in Parshat Shemini – “and a fire went out from before ..read more
The Times of Israel Blog » Passover
1y ago
Rabbi Leo Dee of Efrat just lost his wife and two of his daughters, May Hashem avenge their blood. They were gunned down on Chol Hamoed, driving on the highway, on the way to enjoy a family Pesach tiyul, just one week ago. Yet in ..read more
The Times of Israel Blog » Passover
1y ago
Atheists need to be ‘religious’ (humble) too Idols are needy (and moody), but G^d is perfect and lacks nothing. He doesn’t need our gratefulness, our prayers, or us shedding tears. If you see yourself as more or less perfect, it may come as a shock ..read more