Gateway to Eternal Life – The Month of Shevat
There's a deeper side to the festival of Tu B'Shevat - the New Year for trees. It is also the celebration of our eternal life.
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Leaving Our Comfort Zone – Elul
One of the most difficult things in this world is to change. To become more than we are. To realize our true potential. We don't want to change. We'd rather sit by the pool and watch the water-lilies float-to-and-fro. Any true change is painful. The Hebrew month of Elul is the time that demands from us to leave our comfort zone and realize our true spiritual potential.
Unmasked: Purim and the Meaning of Anti-Semitism
Sometimes rather than endangering lives, throwing away your mask can save lives. A message for Purim.
Sivan – Hearing is Believing
The ‘Shema’ is the basic credo of the Jewish People – that God is One. But why do we say, “Hear O Israel!” rather than “See O Israel!” or “Know O Israel!? Having trouble viewing this video? Please click below to see additional formats:
What’s So Wrong With Bread? – the Month of Nissan
Everyone knows you can't eat bread on Pesach, but what's so wrong with bread?
Rabbi Sinclair's book on the weekly Parsha - https://www.israelbookshoppublications.com/store/pc/The-Color-of-Heaven-54p652.htm
Rabbi Sinclair's book on the weekly Parsha - https://www.israelbookshoppublications.com/store/pc/The-Color-of-Heaven-54p652.htm
Connecting to Beyond – The Month of Iyar
The Omer is a spiritual line that connects us to beyond Please click below on “show more” to see additional formats:
Respect For Others – The Month of Iyar
Nineteen hundred years ago, the twenty-five thousand pupils of Rebbe Akiva all died in the days of the Omer between Pesach and Shavuot. This was a punishment for not treating each other with enough respect. The majority of the days Omer are in the month of Iyar. Thus Iyar is a time for us to work on improving respect for others.
Tammuz – The Burning of the Torah
A hallmark of all repressive regimes is book burning. One of the tragedies that we mourn on the 17th of Tammuz is the burning of the Torah – the ultimate repression of the ultimate “book.” Having trouble viewing this video? Please click below to see additional formats:
Shavuot – The Empty Landscape – Sivan
Pesach has matza, the Seder, the four cups of wine, "Ma nishtana.…" Succot has the Four Species and the succah. Shavuot, however, has no single identifying mitzva, no recognizable landmark in its scenery. Why?
Elul – A Jewish New Year’s Eve?
With only a few days till the end of the Jewish year, shouldn’t we be breaking out the Champagne and the party hats? Please click below to see additional formats:
People of the Moon
Have you ever noticed that from the Earth, the Sun and the Moon look exactly the same size? Is it just a coincidence? Maybe there's a deeper meaning to this?
Hush! the Month of Cheshvan
Cheshvan is the time to reflect on the soul cleansing of Rosh Hashana and the other festivals of the great month of Tishrei.