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Mishpacha writers take a trip down memory lane to share the seforim that transport and transform

The eagerly anticipated moment had finally arrived. An entire nation, three million strong, assembled in the courtyard of the newly constructed Mishkan to inaugurate the house built for Hashem. It was a gala celebration, but also a day of stressful nerves and swirling uncertainty. Had Hashem forgiven them for the grievous crime of worshipping a […]

Growing up in the 70s in the aftermath of the Six-Day War, I heard a comment that, even as a young boy, troubled me. A Rabbi mentioned that, initially, the great nissim of 1967 carried Messianic potential. Tragically, this opportunity was squandered because too much credit was attributed to Tzahal. The ensuing parades declaring “kol […]

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman In New York City, the Tzom Gedaliah fast begins at 5:16 AM dawn degrees or at 5:26 AM dawn fixed minutes in NYC (All fasts other

Day Of Purification Though we generally associate Yom Kippur with atonement, the Torah defines taharah (purification) as the day’s goal:     On Yom Kippur, Hashem atones for our sins in order to purify us. The purification relates to both the Beit HaMikdash and the Jewish People. [1] This is why the Yom Kippur Torah readings […]

From the blog of Evonne Marzouk at The Times of Israel

Are you interested in your children or just in their performance?

From the blog of Itzchak Evan-Shayish at The Times of Israel

On July 4, the United States, the longest-running and most successful democracy, will be celebrating its Independence Day. This ambitious experiment or “the city on the hill,” has transformed modern politics and has profoundly shaped contemporary culture. Because democracy has so dramatically advanced society, it is sometimes over-glorified. Intoxicated with democracy, we often ignore its […]

Veteran badchan Yonasan Schwartz sings for new couples by night and repairs frayed marriages by day