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Below is an excerpt from Rabbi Levi Brackman's upcoming book: "Jewish Wisdom for Business Success" that relates to this weeks' Torah portion Vayakhal which begins with what Moses did upon descending the Mountain with the second set...

The Law of a thief is discussed at the end of this week’s Torah portion: “He shall return the robbed item that he robbed…. or anything about which he had sworn falsely – he shall repay (its principle) the value of the stolen ...

Experience has shown that Israel will continue on path of self-destruction irrespective of whether US president is pro-Israel or not As the United States presidential primary season heats up, I am often asked whether Jews have the obligation to work...

There was a time when children saw it as their responsibility to look after their ageing parents. Today unfortunately we live in a very fast-paced world and if one wants to get ahead one must put in those billable hours. Often this leaves little time...

My grandparents moved to the UK from mainland Europe in the 1930s. Upon setting up home they made a conscious decision that their children should be British first - being Jewish came second. Thus, my mother and her siblings were brought up celebrati...

A friend of mine was a very successful businessman. He climbed the corporate ladder rung by rung until eventually he got to the top. That was it - he had made it. He had the house on the beautiful road, the paved driveway, the Mercedes, and his child...

Obligation to pay high synagogue dues in US contributing to decline of American Jewry Many Jews will make their yearly pilgrimage to the synagogue this weekend not to be seen there again until next Yom Kippur. From recent reports it seems, however, ...

Join Rabbi Levi Brackman's Sunday Torah Class Live on the Internet Each Sunday 8:15am-9:30am MST* Watch and join Rabbi Levi Brackman's Sunday morning Torah Study Class. Learn about the weekly Torah portion with Traditional explanations and a dose of...

The Catholic church seems to be embracing an ideology similar to Islamic Fundamentalists Last week Pope Benedict XVI authorized a wider use of the old Latin Mass known as The Tridentine Mass. Immediately Abraham Foxman, of the Anti-Defamation Lea...

A number of years ago while visiting the beautiful Grand Choral Synagogue in St. Petersburg I got talking to an American tourist who told me that he was an orthodox Jew and a scientist. Then he proudly announced that he is able to compartmentalize. &...

Thousands of self-help books have been published offering guidance to men and women pursuing romantic relationships. With so much help at hand one might have thought that this generation would be experiencing the most fulfilling relationships ever. T...

Many of us are not quite sure how to react towards terrorists who have no qualms about killing huge numbers of people. Should we feel sorry for them because manipulative, demagogic religious leaders have indoctrinated them into these acts of killing?...

Pope John Paul II (1978 – 2005) was the leader of the Catholic Church and I am a rabbi. His fundamental beliefs were completely foreign to the religion I follow. Yet, I must confess that when I finally learnt that the Pope had passed away I fel...

To me as a child growing up in a Hasidic family and school, the centrality of Israel to Judaism was not overly stressed. However, as I grew older and started to learn Hasidic philosophy, I soon realised that love for and support of the Land of Israel...

We are multifaceted human beings: the side we portray to our close friends and family is not the same as we show to the outside world. We have an outer and an inner personality. These two sides can at times conflict with each other. As King Solomon s...

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a ...

With the incapacitation of its Prime Minister, Israel is undergoing uncertain times. In common with synagogues all over the world, when the seriousness of Ariel Sharon’s condition became known, we sent out an e-mail calling for a prayer gatheri...

There was a time when children saw it as their responsibility to look after there ageing parents. Today unfortunately we live in a very fast-paced world and if one wants to get ahead one must put in those billable hours. Often this leaves little time...