Miscellaneous Publications of Rabbi Maccabi
In Canada, suicide is the second-highest cause of death for youth aged 10 to 34. It is preceded only by car accidents casualties! (Statistics Canada, kidsmentalhealth.ca). In 1972 Canadian legislators debated on the large scale phenomena of suicides and, thank you very much, decided that suicidal acts should not be treated as legal crimes. Probably …
For a ‘printable friendly’ version of the short Haggadah – Click here — Short Haggadah for Pesach – adjusted 5774 — Instructions & Notices: 1) First night: Candle lighting time range: 6:34-7:40pm (marked **), Begin “Kadesh” at nightfall, not before 8:43 pm (marked *). 2) Second night: Candle lighting and on, only after nightfall, not …
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“And Cain spoke to Abel his brother, and it came to pass when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and slew him.” (Genesis 3,8) And that was the end of a promising beginning. On the onset of Genesis, at the beginning of the first book of Moses, there …
Continue reading ‘Let’s talk about brothers (Shalom Magazine Dec 13)’ »
Shalom Chaverim, Please print out the following resources before the study. Limud Pore 🙂 1) B’reshit 1:29- Initially what we’re supposed to eat. “And God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed bearing herb, which is upon the surface of the entire earth, and every tree that has seed bearing fruit; it will be …
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The source of the name Kristallnacht, is the failure of the world to prevent the worst crime in history that man ever committed against his fellow man. Let me explain: During the night between the 9th and the 10th of November 1938, a so called ‘spontaneous’ pogrom started in the streets of Germany. During this …
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29 Elul 5773 September 4th, 2013 Good Yom Tov. I encourage you to read the meditations in this Yizkor Booklet, now and during the year, so that you reflect more often on the memories of your loved ones no longer with us. We have long personal memories and, as a Jewish people, we are …
Continue reading ‘Baron De Hirsch Yizkor book (July 2013)’ »
A typical polite chat with “Yetzer HaRa” (Based on a true story): First “Yetzer” cunningly goes to the Ultra Orthodox Jew and says: “Look at those Reform Jews, a worthless group of clowns, manipulating the Torah and its scholars; ruining the Jewish nation as a whole!” Yetser has a point. Sounds convincing. Next step, reassured …
When I worked in Israel as Vice-President of a jewelry company, I had to deliver an executive report every six months to the CEO and to the other V.P’s. This demonstrated our progress on the one hand, and on the other hand we also benefited from learning from each other, and find different ways to …
Continue reading ‘A positive report – Beth Israel Bulletin, Rosh HaShana 5774 (Sept 4th)’ »
Bring your Mother to Shul By Rabbi Amram Maccabi Everybody knows that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder”. But so is …
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I have an argument with my elder sister , For the record, Tehilla (my sister) is an Orthodox professor, that lectures mainly to young Jewish women who come to Israel for a one or two years programs. By now she has thousands of followers. On a personal note – Tehilla is responsible in many ways for …
Continue reading ‘Our claim to Israel – Published March 11 around the Israel apartheid week’ »