GATEWAYS TO TORAT HAYIM
CAREFULLY CONSIDERED AND COMPILED EXCERPTS, COVERING MANY AREAS OF RELEVANT TOPICS
FROM LEADING RABBIS, SCHOLARS AND JEWISH LEARNING INSTITUTIONS
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Time To Face Your Mortality
- Breitowitz, Rabbi Dr. Yitzchok
- "Judaism is profoundly optimistic… We look at every day of life as a gift, as an opportunity....
Acquiring Emunah
- Ashear, Rabbi David
- To understand that our physical lives are totally b’yad Hashem [in G-d's hands] will remove so much stress, so much worry, so much heartache… People think that they have more control than they do…. We go through the motions, we make a hishtadlut [personal effort]… but we really have...
Even in the Worst Darkness, G-d is Calling Out To You
- Jacobson, Rabbi YY
- "How am I supposed to feel hope in this situation? I don’t see an end in sight...
Facemasks and Purim Masks: The Pandemic’s First Anniversary
- Blech, Rabbi Benjamin
- "Like Purim, at times God puts on a mask and conceals His presence and His purpose. But as Purim also teaches us, miracles of salvation are part of the story as well...
Purim Introduction 5781
- Emor Project
- "Purim is a spiritually powerful day in which the original energies and potential of the first Purim are released and available for us to tap into....
Don’t Waste This Crisis
- Jacobson, Rabbi YY
- "One of the greatest mistakes in life is to waste a crisis, not to turn a crisis into an opportunity... The reason you are given a challenge in life is to come out wiser, deeper, more courageous, more resilient, more blessed... a far greater person."...
Why Pray, Can We Change God’s Mind?
- Breitowitz, Rabbi Dr. Yitzchok
- "Why do we pray? Are we trying to change G-d’s mind? Doesn’t He know what’s best for us anyway?...
When the Month of Adar Enters, Joy Increases
- Emor Project
- "When the month of Adar enters, joy is increased" - Talmud, Ta'anit 29a...
Chodesh Adar Tov
- Emor Project
- "When the month of Adar enters, joy is increased" (Talmud, Ta'anit 29a)....
Covid19 – What Should We Be Doing During These Challenging Times?
- Pessin, Rabbi Aharon
- "In these trying Covid-19 times there are so many acts of kindness going on. Rabbi Aaron Pessin shares a true story that happened in Lakewood New Jersey on the Passover Seder..."...
Covid19: Why an 83 Year Old Man Couldn’t Stop Crying
- Pessin, Rabbi Aharon
- "Every morning when we wake up the first thing we say is 'Modeh Ani' - we thank Hashem, we thank G-d for restoring our soul..."...