Nachamu Ami- August 13, 2008 By Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzNachamu nachamu ami. More comforting words have never been uttered than those spoken by Yeshayahu Hanovi and repeated in every Jewish shul this coming Shabbos.You hear those words and all the sadness in the world melts away. Everything that pains us and causes us grief becomes temporary as those immortal words ring in our ears. Wherever Jews find themselves, they view those words as a call to be joyous and free, to embark on a vacation, and to take life a little less...http://rabbipinchoslipschutz.blogspot.com/2008/08/nachamu-ami.html A Tale of Two Cities- August 6, 2008 Lynch by MediaBy Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzAs I waited patiently for my flight which kept on being delayed, my attention switched to the TV screen broadcasting to the spaced-out people at the airport gate. I thought I heard someone say the name Postville, so I looked up. It was CNN. Representative Louis Gutierrez (D-IL) was railing against the owners of the Agriprocessors plant in Postville, Iowa. He was calling for authorities to bring them to justice in the wake of the recent raid by the U.S....http://rabbipinchoslipschutz.blogspot.com/2008/08/tale-of-two-cities.html |