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It Begins at Home

It Begins at Home

This week’s Dvar Torah is dedicated to Mrs. Toby Singer who passed into Gan Eden this past week. Growing up in Buffalo, NY, Mrs. Singer’s home was my second home. She taught me by example about Judaism, Torah and life. It was there that I learned about the light of...

Deathbed Questions

Deathbed Questions

“No man ever said on his deathbed, ‘I wish I had spent more time in the office.’” I've heard this sentimental quotation so many times in my life. I've heard it from motivational speakers, at Outreach seminars and even in Yeshivah. It seems to ring true. I don't know...

Living For The Above

Living For The Above

What kind of Jew cuts a deal with G-d? What a chutzpah to say to G-d: I will behave; I will do Your will - IF - You promise to take care of me. The true servant of G-d, you would think, worships his Creator with unconditional servitude. He or she will do G-d's...

What Goes Up Must Come Down

What Goes Up Must Come Down

If civil war breaks out in Rwanda, it might be because we couldn't find it in our heart to forgive our brother, spouse or neighbor. Jacob dreamed of a ladder. In the dream Angels of G-d climbed up the ladder and then Angels came back down. Angels originate in the...

Struggle and Success

Struggle and Success

"And Yaakov went out…" I picture our father Yaakov leaving Beer Sheva all alone. As his ancestors before him he was walking from Southern Israel to Charan, (the area of Turkey) to search for and discover his marriage partner. He was around eighty years old as he...

Don’t Sleep There!

Don’t Sleep There!

Imagine going to sleep and having the most spectacular dream humanly possible. Yaacov dreamt of a ladder standing with its feet planted firmly in the ground extending deep into the heavens. This became the trademark for spirituality. On it walked Angels of G-d. They...