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Brand New Chanukah Video!
I’m excited to share my brand new Chanukah video for the song “For The Light.” It’s the moving story of a young boy and his Chanukah miracle. I don’t want to give it all away, so… jump right in! And please share it!
Read MoreAm Echad Flash Mob
Our hearts break remembering Gilad, Eyal and Naftali who were kidnapped and killed 2 years ago. It was an honor that the kids of Nof Ayalon chose “Am Echad” for their flashmob memorial for Naftali Hy”d.
Read MoreMaking sense of world events
I am going to do something out of character with this post, and I accede that it represents a failing in myself. My better judgment tells me to never make predictions, and to generally try to avoid reading the news and hype that we, the Moshiach blogosphere, create for ourselves. For better or for worse,…
Read MoreMoshiach, now?
The following comment was posted on the previous post: Please, Ari, please don’t fall into the trap of predicting a scary downfall of America. Just three months ago, I asked R. Chaim Kanievsky if I should move my family to E”Y. I was all excited about it. He replied that I cannot come without parnassah.…
Read MoreMiracles in Ashdod
My wife attends a weekly shiur in chinuch from a certain Rebbetzin Fried (name changed). Rebbetzin Fried has a son who lives in Ashdod. Her son went to ask Rav Kanievsky if it was wise to remain in Ashdod, and Rav Kanievsky said that it is NOT a danger to remain there. She then told…
Read MoreThoughts under fire
This past Wednesday, I was on a bus on my way to Jerusalem for a Sheva Brachos. The bus driver had the radio on and the radio announcer was giving updates on how many missiles had fallen that day. They proceeded to interview a number of people and it was clear that there was a…
Read MoreWatch your pride
The leaders of Israel make a decision to enter into Gaza, and surprise Hamas with a devastating attack. The operation has begun and there is certainly promise in what is being done. Yet, we see events unfolding with a superficial eye. We believe that what we see on the surface is what is really happening.…
Read MoreIdols of the Land of Wealth
Something I mentioned in the post Moshiach ben Yosef II was: I think that the most potent message of the story is that Rebbe Nachman teaches that the most desperate place a person can be is in the Land of Wealth. This place is a land that worships wealth and literally calls the wealthiest people…
Read MorePride Kills
Twenty five people were killed yesterday in a road accident here in Israel. The news reports that the two drivers were ‘racing’ right before the fatal nightmare. The driver had a record of driving incidents. This tragedy holds a profound lesson for us. On occasion I have a simcha that I will sing in Jerusalem…
Read MoreWhat in the world is going on?!
I try not to read the news. I try to avoid the news websites and the magazines and papers that bring the news into my home. The news dazzles and confuses. We can always find some tragedy to hold up and either cry from or encourage ourselves with, saying that surely Moshiach is on his…
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