3+ week, 28+ min ago (29+ words) The post The Wedding Singer appeared first on Aish.com. TRENDING IN WEEKLY TORAH PORTION Sharing a lesson from my son and daughter-in-law's wedding last night....

2+ week, 16+ hour ago (36+ words) Click here to download Click here to download Click here to learn more about Hannukah. The post Hanukkah Coloring Book appeared first on Aish.com. What fun! Print out these Hanukkah coloring pages, color, and enjoy!...

4+ week, 1+ hour ago (326+ words) We all rely on calendars. Our schedules correspond to them. We use them to record important dates, to mark appointments, and to remember meaningful occasions. Our weekly, monthly, and yearly calendars fill up. How many of us, however, are equally aware of our "spiritual calendars? Our Sages relate that every physical phenomenon has a corresponding spiritual parallel. Just as we account for physical time, so too, we should become accountable for the spiritual content infusing the moments of our lives. The quality of our spiritual lives can be measured within its own unique context. The Zohar describes how each day in a person's life has its own challenge and mission. Benjamin Franklin's oft-quoted saying "Don't put off for tomorrow what you can do today applies to spiritual and personal growth as well as to physical tasks. Maximizing one's potential starts…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago (70+ words) The post The Long Ride appeared first on Aish.com. - Ancient Wisdom & Modern Psychology Intellect and Emotion: In Memory of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks - Brainstorming with Baars Only The Good Die Young - The Color of Heaven The Speed of Time - Language of Tomorrow What Is the Real Meaning of Integrity? - A Life Lesson Giving Until the Job Is Done - Lively Parsha Abraham Buries Sarah, and Arranges a Wife for Isaac...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago (108+ words) The post An Unexpected Guest appeared first on Aish.com. - Ariella's Inspiring Parsha Video In Times of Uncertainty, Pray - Rabbi Avraham Twerski's Insights on the Torah When Years Seem like a Few Days - Crash Course on Torah The Patriarchs and Matriarchs (Part 2) - Growth Through Torah Lifting Your Heart and Your Feet - Jewish Leadership in the Torah The Power of the Kotel - Kindness Hacks Rachel's Ultimate Sacrifice and Hidden Love - Language of Tomorrow The Importance of Having a Vision - Lively Parsha Jacob Goes to Yeshiva and Starts a Large Family - The New Old Path I Probably Should Have - Self-Transformation Through Torah Why Are We Called Jews?...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago (315+ words) Your children are impacted by their surroundings. Choose wisely. They hadn't. The decision was about business, not culture. Yet once we unpacked what college life in America actually looks like, especially at secular liberal arts colleges, it became clear that the world they were considering was far different from the one they knew. In Australia, university is academic, largely commuter-based, and campus culture is minimal. In the United States, college is a full ecosystem that does more than educate. It shapes and often indoctrinates. Professors once taught students how to think. Now many teach them what to think. Professors once taught students how to think. Now many teach them what to think. Today's campuses do not simply lean left. They often operate as ideological monocultures. Ideas once debated are now declared. Traditions, religious values, and objective morality are treated not…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago (83+ words) The post In Your Eye, Adolf appeared first on Aish.com. In Your Eye, Adolf - Ancient Wisdom & Modern Psychology The Truth About Honesty - Rabbi Avraham Twerski's Insights on the Torah Different Blessings for Jacob and Esau - Brainstorming with Baars How to Raise Emotionally Healthy Children in a Crack House - The Color of Heaven How Long Will the Arabs Rule the World? - Crash Course on Torah The Patriarchs & Matriarchs - Introduction - Growth Through Torah Channeling our Less Desirable Character Traits for the Good...

3+ week, 34+ min ago (369+ words) Oftentimes, we examine our lives through the "rear view mirror" of missed opportunities. We second-guess ourselves, reverting to self-doubt and recrimination. We can be plagued by thoughts of what we could have or should have done. The problem is, to quote Kierkegaard, that "life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards." Retroactively, one's later years of spiritual growth can elevate one's earlier years of lesser spiritual standing. Another striking contrast between the roles of Abraham and Sarah is found in the significance of their names. We are taught that one's Hebrew name expresses his or her spiritual essence and calling. In fact, the central letters of the Hebrew word neshamah, soul, are shin and mem, which spell the word shem, name. Rebbe Nachman of Breslov translates the term "World to Come" as "the world that is…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago (13+ words) The post Hanukkah Quiz: Test Your Jewish Knowledge appeared first on Aish.com....

2+ week, 4+ day ago (270+ words) Ask the Rabbi > The Bible > Oral Law & Torah Study > Oral Law " General I noticed that when the Torah describes the Menorah in the Mishkan (Tabernacle), it makes no mention of its height and width. This is very different from the Mishkan itself and its other vessels, for which the Torah gives very precise dimensions. Why is this? One possible explanation is that the Torah itself was not particular about the Menorah's exact size. The only requirement was the amount of gold to be used for it, but beyond that, the exact dimensions were not significant. Perhaps, however, this contains a deeper message. Several authorities explain that the Menorah symbolizes the Oral Law " the parts of the Torah not written down in the Torah itself but taught orally by Moses to the nation. (See e.g., Rabbeinu Bachya Exodus 27:10; Pachad Yitzchak 6:4.) Such works…...