Bizarre
By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzWe are living in strange times. Since the era of Covid began, the world has taken a bizarre turn. Until then, we could usually say, “Olam keminhago noheig,” world events...
View ArticleLament or Smile?
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz Everyone waits for summer and here it is, one of the happiest times of the year. During normal times, things slow down and life takes on a more casual tone, as people set out...
View ArticleReady for the Journey
By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzLike many who had known the late Sadigura Rebbe, I was heartbroken last week when learning of his passing. He was a regal, worthy heir to the crown of Rizhiner chassidus. I...
View ArticleExcellence & Perfection
By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzThe man I respected and loved for as long as I can remember was known to me as Uncle Chaim. He was niftar Monday morning after a lingering illness. His wife was my mother’s...
View ArticleOpportunity Knocks
By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzA man by the name of Vagshal, who lived in Bnei Brak, had the idea of building a hotel with a wedding hall on its bottom floor. He approached the Chazon Ish in his humble...
View ArticleThe Solution
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz Parshas KiSavo opens with the mitzvah of bikkurim. Through this mitzvah and the rich symbolism of the mitzvos surrounding it, we are taught how to achieve happiness.After...
View ArticleAnyone Can Be Chareidi
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz Fear is a uniquely Jewish attribute.We used to be referred to as “Ultra-Orthodox,” but now we are called “Chareidim,” loosely translated as “those who fear.” What is at the...
View ArticleThis is The Year
By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzAfter a month of preparation, we are now at Rosh Hashanah, when Hashem judges all people. We have been given Elul to rectify that which we have done wrong so that we may be...
View ArticleHe is With Us
By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzThe Ramchal (Derech Hashem, Avodas Hazeman, Sukkah) discusses the ananei hakavod that protected the Jewish people in the midbar. He says that they consisted of six clouds that...
View ArticleAtop the Mountain
By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzA secular man walked into a small makolet grocery store somewhere in Israel and searched for the owner to help him fetch the bread, milk, tomatoes and leben he desired for...
View ArticleThe Noose Is Tightening
By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzWe learn this week about the Mabul that destroyed the entire world, except for Noach, his family and representative animals, who were all saved in the teivah.Rashi(Bereishis...
View ArticleDecision Time
By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzThe national election is upon us and the future of this great republic will be decided next week. Ever since Barack Obama and Joe Biden won the White House almost twelve years...
View ArticleGrowth Opportunities
By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzParshasLech Lecha opens with one of the ten nisyonos Avrohom Avinu confronted. Nisyonos are commonly translated as tests or challenges. Avrohom was confronted by ten of them...
View ArticleRemember Our Mission
By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzWhen there is bad news in the world, when there is pestilence, terrorism or a war, people ponder why these things are befalling them. They look for others to blame. They blame...
View ArticleWhat’s Going On?
By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzKlal Yisroel has been buffeted about of late and is worried. We have lost a most amazing gadol baTorah, a man who learned through Shas and Shulchan Aruch hundreds of times and...
View ArticleJokers
By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzThis week’s parsha introduces us to a new phenomenon: hypocritical tricksters and cynical jokers. The posuk (Toldos25:19) tells us, “These are the children of Yitzchok, the...
View ArticleWhat Am I Doing?
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz These days talk of presidential politics and Covid have taken over the public conversation and thought. People are consumed by those topics, seemingly to the exclusion of all...
View ArticleBetter
By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzThe battle of Yaakov and Eisov that began in the parshiyosof these weeks continues on until this day. The eternal battle takes on different guises, and each generation is...
View ArticleHope & Change
By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzThe Chofetz Chaim foretold that before Moshiach’s arrival, there would be a few resolute individuals who would fight lonely battles. He said that while they might be few, they...
View ArticleMah Nishtana
By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzAt the end of last week’s parsha, we studied the story of Yosef and how he was thrown into jail, where he languished for ten years. He then interpreted the similar dreams of...
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