One of the highlights of the month of Kislev is the holiday of Chanukah and the victory of the Maccabees. Did the Maccabees take into consideration that they were outnumbered, out-armed and out-positioned? Not at all. They knew what they had to do and did not let the facts on […]
Yearly Archives: 2021
“I never met a Jew before but I know they are the Chosen People.” About four years ago I – Yaakov Cass — walked into the Tchekenov shul in Ramot [suburb of Jerusalem] after work one evening to study with my chavrusa [Torah-study partner]. I found him learning with a […]
A West African vs. Rabbinical Court!
As I walked to Ascent every morning during the week of Sukkot, I always wondered who I would meet in Ascent’s sukkah to make a bracha (blessing) on the lulav and etrog. During Sukkot there was a Mechina group staying at Ascent. I tried to engage them and encourage them […]