Periodically, I like to post intelligent, informative pieces I’ve found elsewhere. Here is one. Jewish rituals and OCD By: Rabbi Dr. Jonathan Schwartz 1 Center for Anxiety Relief Sarah, a 30 year old mother of 2, is preparing for her trip to the Mikvah. She removes her nailpolish, cuts her nails, combs her hair carefully …
It’s always a huge pleasure to summarize Tanya with this wonderful class. For the last couple of years, it’s been a great pleasure, really, to summarize Tanya with this class. The eighth grade class of Talmud Torah, Kfar Chabad, makes it a point to learn the first part of Tanya, during that school year. To …
The Strongest & The Sweetest It has long been an observation of mine that the strongest, most confident people, are often the sweetest. Put differently, when you’re sure of yourself, you ain’t got nothin’ to prove. Here’s one example. As I noted in earlier posts, I was fortunate enough to meet a great group of …
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Leaders have the hardest job possible, to make tough calls. The most difficult, though, is to sometimes say: I can’t take the pressure – and step down for someone stronger to replace them. I’m reprinting here a blog, recently published in the Jewish Press. I can’t say I agree with every word. Nor can I …
I attended another quality convention on Family Purity, Fertility & Medicine, last night in Bnei Brak. About 300 rabonim shli”ta attended, and we heard lectures from top doctors and professors who lead the field in family purity and particularly fertility issues in Israel and in the world. I went with Rabbi Tvardovitch, a good friend …
I interviewed tonight with Ami-Magazine/Radio. That was with the editor, Rabbi Frankfurter. We just met, and I was extremely impressed with the amazing things he, and his magazine, are doing for the community. Simply fantastic. Updates on that will come when it’s aired.
Periodically, you hear something which you intuitively know could change your life. This is one of those ideas. I love this blog platform. For so many years, I’ve spent time on non-fiction books, particularly in practical Talmudic law. That is exacting writing, to say the least. Here, in blog format, it’s customary to ‘share thoughts,’ …
Once In A While We Find A Good Story Printed Elsewhere. Here Is One. Following is a story I found published elsewhere. It was published under the title: A Doctor’s Note: I’m posting it here verbatim with no additions or comments. ____________________ It was approximately 8.30 a.m. on a busy morning when an elderly gentleman …
Getting tons of Unique Visitors. Shortly, we’re upgrading our blog site. Any requests for topics? This site is getting a lot more Unique Visitors from all over the world, than I thought. We’ll be upgrading the site, shortly. More organized, better graphics. In the meantime, if you have any specific topics you’d like to see …
Fishel Jacobs is an American-Israeli rabbi, martial artist, ex-Israel Prison Service officer, author and speaker.
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