Maybe, Maybe
Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzIt was back when the iron-horse railroad was coming to Russia and the transportation ministry planned to lay thousands of miles of track upon which trains would crisscross the...
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By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzWhen you walk into a room where people are sitting close to the floor with a prominent rip in their clothing, the atmosphere is heavy and sad. Not a word is exchanged. Then a...
View ArticleWhere We Are
By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzThink about it. Last week was Shabbos Chazon and the signs of mourning were everywhere. This week is Shabbos Nachamu and you can feel the happy energy. Celebration is...
View ArticlePeople is People
Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzMaybe because it was a slow news week, or because the Trump-Russia story is getting tiresome, or because it was a convenient way for the New York Times to cover our community...
View ArticleFind Your Path
By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzAn American tourist turned off of Rechov Meah Shearim with a dreamy look in his eyes as he wandered about in the small alleyways. A local man approached and asked if he needed...
View ArticleTruth and Justice
Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzThe country was gripped by hysteria last week and many Jewish groups bought into the narrative as well, issuing quotes and releases in a bid to be included in the...
View ArticleGetting It Right
By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzWe are now into the second week of the month of Elul, the time reserved for reviewing our actions over the past year in preparation of the yemei hadin. We should not only...
View ArticleDo it With a Smile
Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzThis week’s parsha contains many brachos, and also numerous klalos. If we follow the path of Hashem, we will be blessed, and if we don’t, we will come to regret having strayed....
View ArticleExploring Roots in a Bygone World
Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzHere I am, last Wednesday afternoon, at Newark Airport, waiting at the gate for a plane. What, you ask, is the big deal?I am waiting for a Lufthansa flight. I have never flown on...
View ArticleA New Start
By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzChassidimrecount that the Komarna Rebbe related that he heard from Rav Mordechai of Chernobyl that it is known that the Baal Shem Tov was told by Eliyohu Hanovi that every...
View ArticleLet’s All Be Happy
By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzSukkosis upon us. The Yom Tov of joy has returned. We study its halachosand concepts so that with the observance of its mitzvos, we grasp its lessons. The Torah tells us that...
View ArticleMake A Difference
By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzParshasBereishis ends by stating that human behavior had degenerated to the point that Hashem reconsidered the creation of man. The parshaconcludes by saying that Noach found...
View ArticleAvrohom’s Grandchildren
Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzWe were introduced to Avrohom Avinu in Parshas Noach. Last week, Avrom was mentioned in passing regarding his lineage. This week, the Torah simply tells us that Hashem appeared...
View ArticlePeaceful Tranquility
By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzAt times, people feel that they are stuck in a rut. They are lacking money or something else they feel they need and deserve. They are unable to overcome the gaping feeling...
View ArticleNever Get Lost
Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzThis week’s parsha, Chayei Sorah, speaks of historical underpinnings of our people as we read of Sorah’s death and Avrohom’s search for a proper burial place for her. That is...
View ArticleFinding Inner Peace
By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzIn this week’s parsha, we learn of Rivkah’s concern during her much-anticipated pregnancy. She sought out great men to explain to her why her unborn child was exhibiting...
View ArticleFirst Class
Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzThis week’s parsha portrays the difficult life of Yaakov avinu. The av of golus, Yaakov left his home in Be’er Sheva and was displaced for the next few decades. The posuk...
View ArticleThe Book with the Answers
Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzPeople have many questions and don’t know where to go for answers. In truth, the answers are ever-present in the words of the Torah. So many of our questions are answered in the...
View ArticleFocus on Success
Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzIn this week’s parsha of Vayeishev, we read of the travails of Yosef, Yaakov’s favorite son, the one whose life most closely followed the pattern of Yaakov’s. Hounded by brothers...
View ArticleRedemption
Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzIt was with a certain sense of foreboding that I left my house for the airport last Tuesday night.President Trump had announced that he was going to fulfill his campaign promise...
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