Posted on September 3, 2009 by mzjerusalem
Rosh HaShanah. Mid-morning. Stillness descends upon the congregation, broken only by the powerful yet trembling voice of the chazzan as he begins the sacred words of the timeless prayer, “Unesaneh Tokef.”
And then little Dovi crunches on his pretzels.
It’s not easy, being a youngster in shul. You don’t know what the words mean. You don’t understand [...]
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Posted on August 31, 2009 by mzjerusalem
Trailblazing author Shmuel Blitz talks to radio personality Nachum Segal about the Elefant Edition ArtScroll Children’s Machzor, and how to keep our children involved and engaged during the Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur prayers. To listen to this wide-ranging interview, click here.
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Posted on August 27, 2009 by mzjerusalem
A decade ago, at a forum sponsored by the Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation, Rav Pam zt’l, venerable rosh yeshiva of Torah Vodaath, made a plea – and issued a challenge. The topic he was speaking about was ona’as devarim – hurtful speech, which, in Rav Pam’s own words “…is comprised of words that cut deeply [...]
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Posted on August 18, 2009 by mzjerusalem
Good news for Rabbi Zelig Pliskin’s thousands of devoted readers: his newest book, Life is Now, has just been released. One of the book’s chapters is titled “Joy Made Easy.” During a recent conversation with Rabbi Pliskin I saw how true those words are. It’s easy to be joyful when you’re talking to this warm, [...]
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Posted on August 9, 2009 by mzjerusalem
To hear Leah Jacobs, co-author of the classic Shidduch Secrets, talk about her book, the “shidduch crisis,” and how to successfully find your “bashert,” , click here.
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Posted on August 6, 2009 by mzjerusalem
Not far away from such venerable American institutions as the Capitol and the Smithsonian stands the U.S. Patent Office. Here we can find more than 5 million patents, fascinating records of humanity’s imagination and ingenuity. Among them are those that brought light (patent number 12631 — the incandescent light bulb) and knowledge (patent number 3120606 [...]
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Posted on July 30, 2009 by mzjerusalem
As the Tisha B’Av fast comes to an end, hear Rabbi Nosson Scherman share thoughts for the last hour of Tisha B’Av. Listen to “ArtScroll on the Air” with Nachum Segal, this Thursday night, AM 620 in the NY/NJ area from 8:00-8:30 PM and also on www.nachumsegal.com.
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Posted on July 26, 2009 by mzjerusalem
He writes about “regular people who do great things.” Rabbi Binyomin Pruzansky talks about his stories, his books, his life. To hear an inspiring interview, click here.
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Posted on July 24, 2009 by mzjerusalem
Many people find the days leading to Tisha B’Av a fitting time to study and reflect upon the Holocaust, the terrible churban of contemporary times. Certainly, books on the Holocaust place us in the somber, mournful mood so appropriate to this sad season. But more: while difficult and often heart-wrenching, many accounts of the Holocaust [...]
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Posted on July 19, 2009 by mzjerusalem
Rabbi Heshy Kleinman, author of the bestselling Praying With Fire and Praying with Fire Volume 2, talks about his books, and how we can tap into the incredible power of prayer. To hear this inspiring interview, click here.
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