We Have It Backwards
July 23, 2019
Every Torah class dealing with the “Three Weeks” and “Nine Days” will focus on one thing; how to repair the “Sinat Chinam” (baseless hatred) that
Game Changer
July 2, 2018
There’s a well-known term that I would like to look at from a different perspective and it’s called “Game Changer”. Political analysts have written many
If You Build It, Will They Come?
August 21, 2017
One of my favorite movies is “Field of Dreams”, a 1989 classic starring Kevin Costner. In this movie, Costner plays an Iowa corn farmer named
The Stores Were Closed
August 1, 2017
I admit it. Guilty as charged. When it comes to the Jewish nation in the Land of Israel, I am always looking for the good
How to Cry
July 25, 2017
We’ve been taught lots of things before, but the goal of this article is to teach you something you have never learned before; How Jews
A Shabbat Nachamu Like Never Before
August 15, 2016
Tisha B’av is over and the time for comfort has arrived. Since the next fast day is far away, a whopping 59 days (yes, I
A Different Way to Cry During the Three Weeks
August 1, 2016
I want to state loud and clear – in the opening sentence of this article – that I do not cry over the loss of
9 Ideas for the 9 Days
August 13, 2015
The “3 Weeks” have now become the “9 Days” and life has just gotten far more difficult. No laundries, no showers, no swimming and no
The Three Weeks Challenge
July 5, 2015
Now that the “Three Weeks” have started, I wish to offer you a challenge: From now until the end of Tisha B’av I want you
Don’t Cancel Your Trip to Israel!
July 14, 2014
Everyone is talking about the amazing miracles that Hashem has – and continues – to perform for the Jews in Israel during this recent war.
We’ve Learned Nothing in 2,000 Years
July 18, 2012
Baruch Hashem, I am a student of the Daf Yomi and will be finishing Shas for my first time. For the last 7+ years I
All Articles by Shmuel Sackett Founder and Director of Am Yisrael Chai