The destruction of the Beit ha鈥慚ikdash left us blind, but the ashes call us to action. At chatzot we join the Shechinah, turning sorrow into splendor and becoming partners in rebuilding Hashem鈥檚 House and bringing the light of geulah into our lives.
What will bring the final geulah? This deep Torah essay explores Moshe鈥檚 test at the rock, Miriam鈥檚 well, and the true path to redemption: humble, unified prayer. Learn why only through the collective tefillah of Klal Yisrael can the wellsprings of Torah reopen and Mashiach come.
Seeing the Points of Good in Each Jew The story is told of the Tanna Elisha ben Avuyah who abandoned the ways of Hashem and became the heretic whom they called 'Acher' ['Other']. We won't go into the details of how he became a heretic for those who are interested can read the entire account…
A Practical Strategy to Survive the Darkness Let's be honest. No matter who we are or what we do, the war is taking its toll on us, sucking away our vitality. Many of us are sad or depressed. Grief, despair, worry, and sleepless nights are all on the rise. We are either directly suffering from…
Learning from King Chizkiyahu's Mistake Many years ago, during the reign of the righteous king Chizkiyahu, the kingdom of Yehudah was being overrun by the Assyrians. One Jewish city after the other fell to the invaders and the local population of Jews were subjected to unspeakable atrocities. One final city remained unconquered鈥擸erushalayim. High officials of…
The Importance of Tikkun Chatzot It is taught (Berachot 3a): 讗指诪址专 专址讘 讬执爪职讞指拽 讘址旨专 砖职讈诪讜旨讗值诇 诪执砖职旨讈诪值讬讛旨 讚职旨专址讘 砖指讈诇止砖讈 诪执砖职讈诪指专讜止转 讛指讜值讬 讛址诇址旨讬职诇指讛 讜职注址诇 讻指旨诇 诪执砖职讈诪指专 讜旨诪执砖职讈诪指专 讬讜止砖值讈讘 讛址拽指旨讚讜止砖讈 讘指旨专讜旨讱职 讛讜旨讗 讜职砖讈讜止讗值讙 讻址旨讗植专执讬 讜职讗讜止诪值专 讗讜止讬 诇执讬 砖侄讈讞值专址讘职转执旨讬 讗侄转 讘值旨讬转执讬 讜职砖指讉专址驻职转执旨讬 讗侄转 讛值讬讻指诇执讬 讜职讛执讙职诇执讬转执讬 讗侄转 讘指旨谞址讬 诇职讘值讬谉 讗讜旨诪旨讜止转 讛指注讜止诇指诐 (Rav Yitzchak bar Shmuel said in the name of…
Every study that we have seen shows that levels of depression, sadness, despondency, anxiety and many types of mental health disorders have skyrocketed since the outbreak of Covid, reaching record levels across practically all demographic groups including the very young. As the verse says in describing the conditions of our world just prior to the…