by Elisheva A Covenant, Klal Yisroel & The Mixed Multitude A piece of paper full of thoughts. A covenant, a land, and a people: a complicated story and a journey full of obstacles. HaShem took us out of Mitzrayim, led by Moshe in challenging times. The many times Pharaoh changed his mind and hardened his heart. It took ten plagues for Pharaoh to relent, to let the Jewish people finally go. After they collected the gold, packed up, the dough not even risen, with the bones of Y

by Elisheva Image: Chabad.org Chassidim is one of the great success stories in world history of religious movements. When the Baal Shem Tov died in 1760, there were no more than twenty to thirty followers linked to and who could claim his legacy. All of his followers were within the far south-eastern corner of Poland, near the borders of Russia. There is little knowledge of any influence of the Baal Shem Tov beyond his followers and his hometown, Miedzybozh. Half a century la

by Elisheva The Power of Tehillim Tehillim  means “Praises” and contains many praises and pleas to HaShem. Most of the Tehillim  was written by Dovid HaMelech, and around half of the chapters are “ Mizmor L’Dovid .” The sefer  contains 150 perakim . The Midrash tells us that when Dovid HaMelech composed the Tehillim , he had not only himself in mind, but every Jew and every circumstance. No matter the situation, the words of Tehillim  speak words from the heart — from neshama

by Elisheva Kayla Haber-Goldstein & Rabbi Shmuel Goldstein When our faith and beautiful way of Torah life becomes a path full of struggle, questions, and answers that raise even more questions. Coming from a home and not being given the space to learn or to grow can be overwhelming. Kayla Haber-Goldstein grew up in a Charedi community in Israel as a daughter of a rabbi. When she married Shmuel Goldstein, she realised that she didn’t want to have the same family life she exper

by Elisheva The Torah, Walking in the Ways of HaShem The Torah is love; it's how to live our lives. It is an eternal covenant HaShem made with the Jewish people — a holy and living Torah, to live and to serve HaShem. The Torah is the voice of heaven as it is heard on earth, the words that give light to the world. Matan Torah  is literally the beginning of the relationship with HaShem: His Torah and the Jewish people pairing together at Chorev. Our nation is a nation only on a

by Elisheva The Inner Dimension of Torah Judaism has a body and soul; the two are in harmony and find expression through embracing the body, which comes alive through merging with the soul. The body and soul in Judaism are halacha . Halacha  means “The Way” — the way we live, the way we do things, or don’t do things. The soul of Judaism is Kabbalah , the hidden wisdom and inner dimension of Torah. Jewish spirituality is deeply rooted in our past, in the revelation at Har Sina

by Elisheva A Yid is A Yid is A Yid! Judaism isn't just about you or me; it is about us. A covenant HaShem didn’t make only with Avraham and Moshe. It was made with all of us, the Jewish people. Our holy Temple, the Beis HaMikdash , was destroyed, and the Jewish people were scattered around the world. But our faith didn’t stop there. We built schools, yeshivas, kollels, shuls, and mikvehs. Three times a day, men show up in shul to daven , to connect to HaShem. The Torah isn’t

by Elisheva Rabbi Dovid Vigler spots a hidden lesson what every Jew must know after Mamdani's victory. The world is a dark and dangerous place right now, with a lot of chaos, fear, confusion and distraction. And the rise and victory of a Shiite mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani only seems to make it worse. What is going on and where is this leading us? Watch this video to understand the hidden lesson of Mamdani's victory ### Elisheva – Celebrating the Heart of Yiddishkeit El

by Elisheva Jewish Art ♡  Brachi Horen In our busy day-to-day life, what does it mean to be inspired by faith? Most of the time we don't acknowledge experiences or overcome challenges which we have to reflect upon, sometimes greater than we could ever imagine. Moments like this require us to pause, reflect, and feel a deeper sense of gratitude. Life offers experiences of faith and wonderful opportunities to consider a way that motivates and pushes us beyond our comfort zone,