1. The reason man lacks a sensitivity to and understanding of animal sacrifices dates back to a period of time just before the building of the Second Temple. It was a...
I wrote this to a young Jew who told me he was on his way to India: Once there was a king whose palace had been ransacked by the wild hordes. For the wood and stone of...
The time appointed by G-d for the Messianic redemption is a closely guarded secret.29 Nonetheless, we are offered many hints to recognize its proximity: when certain...
If any one concept epitomizes the knowledge of God, it is Judaism’s belief that man can achieve complete repentance. Judaism does not even find the word repentance...
History shall repeat itself, said Rabbi DovBer of Mezeritch, but with one significant difference. Some twenty-seven hundred and thirty years ago, one of the most...
Some of the most important questions of what will take place in the messianic era-how long will the messianic epoch last, will people live forever, will there be a...
When a Noahide prays he certainly obtains reward as we learn from the Prophet Isaiah, “My abode shall be declared a house of prayer unto all the nations of the...
distraught young woman came to Rabbi Israel, the Maggid of Kozhnitz. “Rebbe, help me,” she said. “My husband has deserted me!” “Why did he...
Gan Eden is only for the soul and the resurrection is for the body and the soul. A. Our sages give the following example: The owner of an orchard hired a blind man...
The only way to conquer one’s fear is to make the unknown known–to know more about Moshiach and the Redemption. Yes, the entire world will be transformed...