Category Archives: Jewish Beliefs

Jewish Beliefs

Passover Seder

Table Of Contents of my Passover Articles   The Haftorah For Shabbos HaGadol, Serving G-d and Not Serving Yourself We’re Leaving Mitzrayim, Are You In? Why We Need The Symbols Of Slavery Also on the Table The Second Half Of Maggid Starting With “Metchila Ovday…” The Seder Night As the Vehicle of Passing Over the…

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The Seventh Day of Passover

Table Of Contents of my Passover Articles   The Haftorah For Shabbos HaGadol, Serving G-d and Not Serving Yourself We’re Leaving Mitzrayim, Are You In? Why We Need The Symbols Of Slavery Also on the Table The Second Half Of Maggid Starting With “Metchila Ovday…” The Seder Night As the Vehicle of Passing Over the…

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Passover 2010

Table Of Contents of my Passover Articles   The Haftorah For Shabbos HaGadol, Serving G-d and Not Serving Yourself We’re Leaving Mitzrayim, Are You In? Why We Need The Symbols Of Slavery Also on the Table The Second Half Of Maggid Starting With “Metchila Ovday…” The Seder Night As the Vehicle of Passing Over the…

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More Passover Haggadah

Table Of Contents of my Passover Articles   The Haftorah For Shabbos HaGadol, Serving G-d and Not Serving Yourself We’re Leaving Mitzrayim, Are You In? Why We Need The Symbols Of Slavery Also on the Table The Second Half Of Maggid Starting With “Metchila Ovday…” The Seder Night As the Vehicle of Passing Over the…

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Passover Haggadah

Table Of Contents of my Passover Articles   The Haftorah For Shabbos HaGadol, Serving G-d and Not Serving Yourself We’re Leaving Mitzrayim, Are You In? Why We Need The Symbols Of Slavery Also on the Table The Second Half Of Maggid Starting With “Metchila Ovday…” The Seder Night As the Vehicle of Passing Over the…

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Shabbos

Shabbos

Shabbos I had an insight this Shabbos regarding a question that I have had for many years. We say in our prayers Friday night, “Likras Shabbos Lechu VeNailchah Ki Hi Mekor HaBrocho”. Doesn’t that sound very much like promoting serving the Creator “al manas lekabail pras”, in order to receive reward? That’s the reason why…

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Tzedakah FAQ

Searching for Jewish Beliefs? Click Here for my main article on Jewish Beliefs. Tzedakah FAQ I wish to relate to a very basic question that I received, and if I had one, it would be on my Tzedakah FAQ. Tzedakah FAQ Question Tzedakah FAQ Question: What is my intention with this Tzedakah page, to use…

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Tachnun

Tachnun Today, Thursday yud ches Adar, we had a chosson in shul, so we didn’t say Tachnun. Searching for Jewish Beliefs? Click Here for my main article on Jewish Beliefs. Only Three Days Of Tachnun I commented, there are only three days of Tachnun between Purim and Rosh Chodesh Iyar, a chosson has to come…

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Purim

Purim Coming up this Sunday, and for some on Monday, is one of the important Jewish Holidays, Purim. Not a full fledged chag, as I wrote in my previous post, not a Yom Tov, but Purim is one of the major-league minor-holidays. Searching for Jewish Beliefs? Click Here for my main article on Jewish Beliefs.…

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Zecher LeMachatzis HaShekel

Zecher LeMachatzis HaShekel Yesterday, on Taanis Esther, we fulfilled the custom of giving Zecher LeMachatzis HaShekel. Searching for Jewish Beliefs? Click Here for my main article on Jewish Beliefs. Zecher LeMachtzis HaShekel: A Special Half Dollar When I was standing on the bima taking care of my own matters, a friend of mine came up to…

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Bitul Selflessness

Bitul Selflessness I had an insight last Shabbos about bitul, selflessness, which I don’t mind sharing. Searching for Jewish Beliefs? Click Here for my main article on Jewish Beliefs. Chazal: Pirkei Avos Chazal express themselves in Pirkei Avos, “Who is wise? He who learns from every person.” I had contact with something which is almost…

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