וַתַּעַל שִׁכְבַת הַטָּל וְהִנֵּה עַל פְּנֵי הַמִּדְבָּר דַּק מְחֻסְפָּס דַּק כַּכְּפֹר עַל הָאָרֶץ The layer of dew lifted, and behold, on the surface of the desert, a fine, substance as fine as frost on the ground — Exodus 16:14 If you had to pick one item to symbolize Shabbat, the day of rest, which item would you [...]
אַךְ בַּיּוֹם הָרִאשׁוֹן תַּשְׁבִּיתוּ שְּׂאֹר מִבָּתֵּיכֶם … but on the preceding day you shall clear away all leaven from your houses — Ex. 12:15 וְהָיָה לְאוֹת עַל יָדְכָה וּלְטוֹטָפֹת בֵּין עֵינֶיךָ כִּי בְּחֹזֶק יָד הוֹצִיאָנוּ ה’ מִמִּצְרָיִם And it shall be for a sign upon your hand and for ornaments between your eyes, for with a [...]
“Shabbos Insights of the Maharal on Zemiros and Birkas HaMazon” by Rabbi Eliyahu Yaakov Inspirational Torah thoughts by the Maharal on the Shabbat Birkon. A must-have for anyone looking to make their Shabbat meal experience more meaningful. A masterful commentary accompanied by a beautiful original translation. Enlightening and inspiring, this is one-of-a-kind that offers an elevating glimpse [...]
GroupShot app allows you to create a perfect photo by choosing the best face in every picture you took. If you ever tried to take a family picture you know that no matter how hard you try, you always end up with a few photos and in every photo someone else is blinking, or looking at the [...]
MyHeritage.com is an online genealogy site based in Bnei Atarot, Israel. MyHeritage.com was founded by an Israeli Startup, team of people with a passion for genealogy and a strong grasp of Internet technology. The homepage features a ‘Create a Family Tree’ tool where visitors can enter some information about themselves and their parents and begin the process of [...]
Like Israel app allows you to add a ‘LIKE’ stamp on top of pictures you take in Israel. You simply point your iPhone camera on the object/view you want to take picture of, adjust the Like stamp, and take the picture. You’ll be able to also add a status and share it with your friends on [...]
וַיְמָרְרוּ אֶת חַיֵּיהֶם בַּעֲבֹדָה קָשָׁה בְּחֹמֶר וּבִלְבֵנִים וּבְכָל עֲבֹדָה בַּשָּׂדֶה And they embittered their lives with hard labor, with clay and with bricks and with all kinds of labor in the fields — Exodus 1:14 Moses, Museums and Menorahs. I must make a confession. As we read the Torah portion every week, year after year, it [...]
One fine summer day Family Goldstein visit the zoo and are taken to the wolves’ enclosure. There they witness an incredible sight; the fulfilment of Isaiah’s prophecy – a wolf and a lamb side by side in the enclosure together! Mr Goldstein calls over one of the staff: “How long have you had a wolf [...]
“The Light from the West – The Life and Times of the Chasam Sofer” by Zelig Schachnowitz, the inspiring biography of the Chasam Sofer. The Chasam Sofer, Rabbi Moshe Sofer, is one of the most distinguished personages West-European Orthodox Jewry produced in the last two centuries. As his contemporaries decreed, Moshe emes v’Toraso emes: Moshe [...]
The Federation of Zionist Youth (FZY) have launched a brand new iPhone/iPad app. FZY is a Jewish Zionist Youth Movement. FZY stimulates, educates and excites British Jewish Youth with imaginative peer-led programmes on a weekly basis, and on camps, seminars and events at a national and international level. They creates a unique and positive atmosphere where [...]
“Eating as Tikun” by Sarah Yehudit Schneider This book notes that humanity’s first error was an act of unholy eating (from the Tree of Knowledge), which means that only its opposite can fix it. All of life and all of history are training us for one end: to learn to “eat” in holiness, to not let the [...]
The Secret of Miracles We live in a world of cause and effect. The deeds of man, in particular, profoundly affect both the material and spiritual dimensions. In that light, what was the “cause,” i.e., merit that awakened the phenomenal miracles of Chanukah? The story of the Exodus from Egypt sheds light on our question. [...]
וַיְהִי בְהַקְשֹׁתָהּ בְּלִדְתָּהּ … וַיְהִי בְּצֵאת נַפְשָׁהּ כִּי מֵתָה … וַתָּמָת רָחֵל וַתִּקָּבֵר בְּדֶרֶךְ אֶפְרָתָה הִוא בֵּית לָחֶם It came to pass when she had such difficulty giving birth … her soul departed … and she was buried on the road to Ephrat, which is Beit Lechem. And Jacob built a monument on her grave, [...]
וַיִּפְגַּע בַּמָּקוֹם וַיָּלֶן שָׁם כִּי בָא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ And he arrived at the place and lodged there because the sun had set עוֹדֶנּוּ מְדַבֵּר עִמָּם וְרָחֵל בָּאָה עִם הַצֹּאן אֲשֶׁר לְאָבִיהָ כִּי רֹעָה הִוא While he was still talking with them, Rachel arrived with the sheep — Genesis 28:11, 29:9 Coincidence. Time and again as we read the stories of the Patriarchs [...]
“Guidelines: Chanukah – More than Two Hundred of the Most Commonly Asked Questions about Chanukah” by Rabbi Elozor Barclay and Rabbi Yitzchok Jaeger A collection of over 200 commonly asked questions about Chanukah. Clear, accurate, and easy-to-read answers will provide you with all of the information you need about the laws and customs of this [...]
