My Perspective

There was an interesting article by R' Dovid Hofstedter in Mishpacha magazine in which he questions whether the overabundance of negati...

This article here was published in 2002 about Mrs. Henny Machlis a'h and this one here  in 2009.  I read them back then, and was amazed...

The following is a direct quote from a very hospitable person who shared this fascinating observation about a special person: When M. i...

We now mark six years since the murders of four Jewish men and two Jewish women, including the shliach and shlucha, in the Chabad house in B...

R' Aharon Weinberg, a Slonimer Chassid and speaker, told a story about R' Godel Eisner, Gerrer mashgiach in Chidushei Ha'Rim...

Charlie Harary on achdus - He says we think unity is smiling at others and doing acts of kindness which are great, but not achdus. Ac...

Since, as of this writing, we still don't have the third Beis Ha'Mikdash, it's still timely to post a summary of some of the poi...

In today's day and age, maintaining dignity is not high on people's list of priorities.  People (out in the world) dress in undignif...

The story is told about a Kotzker Chassid walking on the road, trudging along in the snow on his way to Kotzk, when a fancy carriage stop...

Jews all over the world care about the three kidnapped boys.  I am sure of that. That being said, I wonder how many people saw the headlin...

* Someone says, "They say that we should let young couples make their own mistakes.  I think that's ridiculous! What sense is the...

I received an email which informed me that someone on Shabbat.com had sent me a message, asking whether he could join us for a meal on Yo...

The scene: You are in a store and see someone shoplifting.  What do you do? Tell the manager/owner? Confront the person? Look away? The ...

We want to do something to help Eretz Yisrael.  We can daven and say Tehillim and that helps.  Some write checks.  Some feel they want t...

Have you ever met someone who is absolutely delighted to do a favor? What a wonderful experience! I was waiting at a city bus stop for...

Is there such a thing as constructive criticism? I heard someone make a forceful case to say that no, there isn't, saying it's n...

The person took my hand in their two hands and the blessings poured forth.  I was overwhelmed.  What an intense experience.  What heartf...

We have been urged to pray for Jonathan Pollard, for the boys in Japan, for Gilad Shalit and other missing Israeli soldiers, and Sholom Mo...