Imagine having the Beis Hamikdash only minutes from home? That, in a sense, is the reality, inasmuch as every shul is a mikdash me’at that invites us to reconnect with Hashem at different times of the day. Hear valuable guidelines as to how to upgrade your shul experience, and how your children's attitude will also begin shifting, after viewing you in this light, as their new role model.
Unfortunately, for many of us Shabbos has become a day of nervously checking the clock. We enter the day in a rush, counting the seconds till we must stop all prohibited melacha, and proceed through the day as a countdown till itåÕs over. Hear how to rise above this unproductive approach that blocks our appreciating the rich flow of blessing awaiting to enter our lives.
The name Pesach is quite literal. It was named at the time Hashem 'passed over' the Jewish homes during the 10th plague. Likewise, this chag of freedom helps us leap over our own obstacles to growth that are more difficult to reach otherwise. Once again Rabbi Krohn entertains us with his boundless enthusiasm and razor-sharp stories.
Indeed, these days of counting the sefirah are especially opportune for working on bein adam lechaveiro, relations between people. Rabbi Krohn explores what the period of ‘counting the Omer’ has to do with the tragedy of Rebbi Akiva's 2,400 students. Hear simple clear ways for relating better, even when your time is short.
Just as each letter of a sefer Torah scroll has a role to play in teaching us how to live better, each individual has a particular role to play in the world's completion. Extending this parallel, can we compare one who is not fulfilling his potential to a faulty letter which invalidates the entire sefer Torah?
Why have we cried over the destruction of the holy Temple for centuries? Perhaps if we figure it out we can avoid the tears this coming year. It’s time for us to focus on others in a real way, and understand that we’re examples to the world of what Jews are supposed to be. Let’s build ourselves into the mini sanctuaries we can be, and inspire others – and perhaps our sincere changes will help build the redemption we so long for.
The destruction of the Beis Hamikdash was tied to baseless hatred – we destroyed those we came in contact with, so Hashem destroyed the Beish Hamikdash. How can we teach ourselves to avoid hurting others verbally, and be sensitive to those who are having monetary difficulties, are childless, or single? And how can we learn to build people's images with the words we say, even when we need to criticize?
Everyone can change, but one’s progress depends on having a willingness. Can we who grew up 'frum from birth' also take a few unchartered steps like the ba'alei teshuvah do? Rabbi Krohn coaches us in taking on small kabbalos for the New Year - one’s we can be sure to accomplish and will become permanent.
Man was created deficient to ensure that people would be dependent on one another. Hear specific ways you can demonstrate chesed to your children that will motivate and inspire them to emulate you. Rabbi Krohn gives a wonderful lesson on taking responsibility for a fellow Jew that can affect your progeny for generations to come.
Does simply learning Torah make you a Ben Torah, or is there more to earning this coveted title? Rabbi Krohn answers with excellent tips on using your learning to make you a bigger person. He discusses the importance of having a rebbe, acting responsibly, and making the Torah your business - literally.