In these times…the principal service of G-d is the service of charity, as our sages, of blessed memory, said: “Israel will be redeemed only through charity…However, [in these times….], there is no way of truly cleaving unto it [G-d’s presence] and to convert the darkness into its light, except through a corresponding category of action, […]
Bearded Wisdom
Hands & Fingers
In the Jewish mystical tradition, the imagery of hands is used as an expression of the soul’s wisdom and kindness. Our hands can communicate our ideas through writing and drawing and our generosity through our deeds. But just as the hand needs the smaller and weaker fingers to accomplish it’s task, so too do we […]
A Shavuot Message from Menachem
BH Wishing you a Good Yom Tov! Happy Shavuot! Shavuot is celebrated on the date of the Jewish calendar when the Jewish people were given the Torah by G-d on Mount Sinai more than 3300 years ago. The idea is that every year on the holiday of Shavuot, we renew our acceptance of G-d’s gift, and G-d “re-gives” the Torah. […]
