11 Cheshvan – Yahrzeit of Benjamin ben Yaakov Avinu
11 Cheshvan – Yahrzeit of Benjamin ben Yaakov Avinu Benjamin was the son of the patriarch Yaakov and the matriarch Rachel. He was the progenitor of one of t...
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11 Cheshvan – Yahrzeit of Benjamin ben Yaakov Avinu Benjamin was the son of the patriarch Yaakov and the matriarch Rachel. He was the progenitor of one of t...
Kever Rachel Imeinu – Parochet of Nava Epelboim After I began frequently visiting Kever Rachel Imeinu, whose yahrzeit falls on my birthday, two things caught m...
Tehillim 121 – “Me'ayin Yavo Ezri” – Stories of Tzadikim People came from various towns to the fourth Lubavitcher Rebbe, the Rebbe Maharash, bringing their wor...
How David HaMelech Asked G-d Five Times to Come to His Aid Rabbi Pinchas said in the name of Rabbi Reuven: Five times David HaMelech calls upon the Holy One, b...
Peanuts—Hashem's Message About Insects in Food After the sin of Adam, G-d cursed the earth, as it is written: “Cursed is the earth because of you.” (Bereishit...
Tehillim 45 and Hair Covering Tehillim 45:14 “Kol kevudah bat melech פנימה mi-mishbetzot zahav levushah” — (all the glory of the king’s daughter is within;...
Prayer of Hannah (Transliterated) The Prayer of Hannah is read daily during Shacharit (according to the Sephardic nusach), since it serves as the foundation fo...
Tehillim 65 — Why Do the Streams Not Run Dry? Tehillim 65:10 “Pakadta ha'aretz vateshokekeha rabat tashrenah, peleg Elokim male mayim, tachin deganam ki che...
Rainfall in Israel Depends on Prayer The power of rain is the power of existence and renewal. Water gives life, and through it everything grows. Just as wat...
“Bal Tashchit,” or Our Grandmothers’ Jewish Prohibitions We all remember how, when we were children, our grandmothers would admonish us not to throw away food...
The Importance of Visiting the Graves of Tzadikim Tehillim 16:3 David HaMelech says in Tehillim (16:3): “Le-kedoshim asher ba'aretz hemah, ve'adirei kol...
Ben Ish Hai's Segula During Birkat Kohanim “Yevarechecha Ad-nai veyishmerecha!” “Ya'er Ad-nai panav elecha vichuneka!” “Yisa Ad-nai panav elecha veyasem...