Weekly Newsletter Volume 4, Issue 36

July 6, 2024; 30 Sivan, 5784  Sponsored anonymously for the Refuah Shleima of Bracha Feiga Bas Yehudis

QUESTION: Before I go to sleep, I say “Krias Shema al haMita (prayer upon going to sleep for the night)”. I also say the introductory words to the prayer, "I hereby forgive and absolve anyone who has angered or provoked me or sinned against me, physically or financially or by failing to give me due respect, or in any other matter relating to me, involuntarily or willingly, inadvertently or deliberately, whether in word or deed: let no one incur punishment because of me.”

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Weekly Newsletter Volume 4, Issue 35

June 22, 2024; 16 Sivan, 5784 Sponsored anonymously L’Ilui Nishmas Sara Eidel Bas Mordechai

There are times when the full truth must be told, the (rare times) partial truth must be told, and times when the truth should not be told at all (rarer still). We will explore examples of each of these times with illustrative cases below, noting how each of the cases relate to the enhancement or maintenance of healthy self-esteem.  



There is a fascinating Midrash (BaMidbar Rabbah 15:5) that suggests two reasons as to why Hashem gave Bnei Yisrael the Mitzvah of lighting the Menorah...

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Weekly Newsletter Volume 4, Issue 34

June 8, 2024; 2 Sivan, 5784 Sponsored anonymously L’Ilui Nishmas Sara Eidel Bas Mordechai

Rav Shmuel Salant ZT”L (1816 – 1909) was the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem for almost 70 years. He was a world-renowned Posaik (Halachic authority) known for his encyclopedic knowledge of the Talmud and Halacha.

The “Period of Restoration” (1660-1688) was a time in British history that became highly influential for its satirical literature as well as for giving birth to the idea of “repartee” in general conversation...

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