Ein mayim ela Torah The prophet then invites the thirsty to acquire “water,” namely those who are thirsty for spirituality should study the quenching words of Torah. http: //www.chabad.org/parshah/article cdo/aid/544558/jewish/Haftorah-in-a-Nutshell.htm “All who are thirsty go and drink water, acquire without pay wine and milk. Read More »

David J. Seidemann has written an interesting article about a court case in which he was involved titled A Fight For Yiddishkeit where a rabbi was questioned about the rights of females in Orthodox Judaism. And speaking of females, WND has an article about the First Lady. Read More »

A newly discovered alien planet that formed from a dead star is a real diamond in the rough. The super-high pressure of the planet, which orbits a rapidly pulsing neutron star, has likely caused the carbon within it to crystallize into an actual diamond, a new study suggests. Read More »

With the financial markets unsteady, people are wondering whether to invest in gold which has risen steadily, only to drop yesterday. My advice? Invest in lulavim . Giving Jews plenty of time to prepare for the Sukkot holiday, three and a half months away, Egypt has announced that it will not export lulavs this year. Read More »

My parents once attended a lecture given by the author, Roy Neuberger, where he stated that when he writes, the question that he asks himself is whether what he writes will be a kiddush Hashem . His Jewish Press article titled Forty Days – Forty Suggestions discusses ways to come closer to G-d and closer to one another. Read More »

Re’eh Anochi Nosein Lifneichem”, see that I have given before you (Re’eh 11: 26). All the meforshim ask, why does the pasuk start in the singular and end in the plural? The Kotzker Rebbe answers as follows. The pasuk refers to two experiences of the Torah. “Nosein”, the giving of the Torah and “Re’eh”, the seeing and understanding. Read More »

UPDATE: The following comment was posted at the end of an article titled Earthquake Rattles Washington DC – Obama Goes Biking. Epicenter was situated at the convergence of Bush’s Fault, Congress’s Fault, Teaparty Fault, and Itsnotmy Fault. A 5.8 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Richmond, Va., shook much of Washington, D.C. Read More »

Sept. 11, 1941: In Arlington, Virginia, the U.S. Department of Defense starts construction on its new headquarters, the Pentagon. On the same day, a new immigrant to the U.S. Read More »

Sometime one sees news articles and one is incensed with the incorrect information being reported or the bias which is blatant in the article. Well, today, one individual achieved results after calling to cancel his subscription to a newspaper. Read More »

When something bad happens, we are supposed to say, “gam zu letovah” -everything is for the best. If we miss a plane, we are upset but, if the plane crashes, we thank G-d that we missed the plane. I was reminded of “gam zu letovah” when I read the following story in the Jerusalem Post titled Heart attack saves man from rocket attack . Read More »

CNN has a moving article about Choi Sung-Bong. The 21-year old star of reality TV show “Korea’s Got Talent” hardly ever smiles. Little wonder when you realize how life has treated him so far. Read full story: http: //edition.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/21/south.korea.talent/index. Read More »

Roger Cohen has an op-ed piece in the New York Times titled Jews in a Whisper where he documents cases of anti-Semitism in Britain. He writes, A century ago, during the Sidney Street siege of 1911, it was the Jews of London’s East End who, cast as Bolsheviks, were said to be “alien extremists. Read More »

by Rabbi Dr. Raymond Apple It is a stark choice at the beginning of the sidra: we can have blessings, and we can have curses. The choice is in our hands. The blessing is “if you hearken to the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you this day” (Deut. 11: 27). Read More »

Sharona Schwartz writes a moving account of the funeral of Staff Sergeant Moshe Naftaly. The rabbi of Ofra said Moshe was filled with “love, modesty, dedication, fear of God.” Another rabbi said, “When someone dies of old age, the angel of death comes through the front door. For Moshe, he snuck in through the window. Read More »

As rockets were fired on Ashdod and Ashkelon, let us examine which assessment came true -one made by the left or one made by the right? “Every time there is a wave of terrorism, all sorts of ‘experts’ say that we should unilaterally get out of Gaza. Read More »

CNN has an article titled Blaming others can ruin your health . The author enumerates ways in which to get rid of bitterness. 4. Realize you’re only harming yourself Keep reminding yourself of the all the physical harm you’re doing yourself by remaining bitter. Read More »

How to get rid of bitterness 4. Realize you’re only harming yourself Keep reminding yourself of the all the physical harm you’re doing yourself by remaining bitter. “I tell my patients, take care of this bitterness now, or in five years it will haunt you in the form of chronic headaches, fatigue, arthritis, and backaches,” Troiani says. Read More »

I don’t know who questioned Victoria Nuland, Spokesperson at the State Department Daily Press Briefing of August 16th but kol hakavod to him/her. QUESTION: Exactly. And is there a reason why the Quartet does not – mentions only the settlement issue and doesn’t mention anything about Palestinians going to the UN? QUESTION: Right. Read More »

I don’t know who questioned Victoria Nuland, Spokesperson at the State Department Daily Press Briefing of August 16th but kol hakavod to him/her. QUESTION: Exactly. And is there a reason why the Quartet does not – mentions only the settlement issue and doesn’t mention anything about Palestinians going to the UN? QUESTION: Right. Read More »

Click here to read No Coincidences by Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis. Read More »