Parshat Tizaveh- Purim – 2010
Parshat Tizaveh- Purim February 25, 2010 In this week’s Parasha there is a clear hint to the holiday of Purim. In Parshat Tizaveh Moshe Rabbeinu is commanded to tell Aaron th
Succoth – Rain! 2009
Hoshanah Rabbah October 9, 2009 The renowned Abarbanel(1437-1508) teaches us that the three major holidays: Pesach, Shavuot, and Succot each represent a stage in building the Jewis
Succoth 2009 – Hashem hugging us
Sukkot 2009–10–03 At the beginning of fall, at the height of harvest time, we celebrate Sukkot: Z’man Matan Simchateynu, the season of our rejoicing. The storehouses are
Rosh Hashanah the concealed holiday – 2009
Rosh Hashanah the concealed holiday September 18, 2009 Our sages bring down in the tractate of Rosh Hashanah (11A) a list of events that occurred on Rosh Hashana (New Year) two of
Tisha B’Av – The Nine Days – 2009
The Nine Days July 24, 2009 The nature of the 9th of Av and the days leading up to it can only be described as one of dread. It is a time when “exaggerated vision” come
Pesach – Malchut(Kingship) 2009
Pesach April 2, 2009 The Talmud refers to Nissan as the month of liberation. “In Nissan our forefathers were redeemed from Egypt and in Nissan we will be redeemed.” (Ro
Purim Pesach – Redemption 2009
Purim – Pesach March 13, 2009 The thirty days that exist between Purim and Pesach bring with them an association of different ideas. For some people, it is the budding of the tre
Purim – Aday Lo Yada – 2009
Purim – Aday Lo Yada March 6, 2009 Purim comes out of a box we keep stored way up in the tip top of our closet. Every year when it is dripping wet outside and a bright green in t
Tu B’shvat Rectifying the Forbidden Fruit 2009
Tu B’shvat (2009)– Rectifying the forbidden fruit February 6, 2009 “For the Lord is bringing you into a good land … a land of wheat and barley, vines and fig trees
Succoth 5769
A Blessing for the Fruit of the Trees – Succoth 5769 The secret of the Four Species The great Cabalist and student of the famous Ramchal, Harav Moshe David Wali, was an author of