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For Good… Quite often, when someone grows up to be a superstar, people will say, “The signs were there.” Even when he was little, he would… It doesn’t matter what […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz A great rabbi gave me a blessing, but it didn’t work. Is it respectful to go back and tell him, or should I […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz I have recently heard people speaking about seeking a pressure-free environment, where they can just take it easy. Is such a sentiment in […]
Watch this unbelievable moment between the mayor of Chevron, whose son is currently held hostage in Gaza, and Rabbi Chaim Mintz, Oorah’s Founder and Spiritual Leader. Can’t view YouTube videos? […]
Why Are You Praying? In this week’s Torah reading, the Jews were running away from the Egyptians who were pursuing them. But then, they reached a point where they were […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz I know that women have special prayers they recite after they light Shabbat candles. Should we also be praying after we light Chanukah […]
Why Wait for Prayers? The verse in this week’s Torah reading says (2:5) that although all the plants were created during the six days of creation, the plants hadn’t grown […]
In Mizmor Lisoda, a part of our daily morning prayers, we say a passage from Tehillim (psalms): “Ivdu es Hashem bisimcha, bo’u lifanav birnana – serve Hashem with joy, come […]
One of my earliest memories, from when I was perhaps five or six years old, is of my mother leading what was called, “Junior Congregation,” I think. It was basically […]
