This series, of which installments will be”H be posted twice weekly, is adapted from an English translation of Rav Itche Meir Morgenstern shlita’s sefer Yam HaChochmah. This foundational pamphlet, “Sod HaTaanug”, presents a deep perspective on our desire for pleasure and the intense battle with the yetzer hara our generation is fighting before the coming of Moshiach. We hope…

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Each week, we have an opportunity to connect to an area in time that is unique, special and different from the other days of the week – Shabbat. Every week on Shabbat, we can return to our essential selves and our eternal connection with God.  We can leave behind the struggles, pain, and anxiety of the…

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It was a couple of Thursday nights ago, I don’t exactly remember when. Let’s just say it wasn’t a particularly easy time for Am Yisrael.    A group of 14 and 15-year-old girls and I were sitting on the floor in one of their homes. Candles, popcorn, sweets- Voices. A Rosh Chodesh Kumzitz. Not such…

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This series, of which installments will be”H be posted twice weekly, is adapted from an English translation of Rav Itche Meir Morgenstern shlita’s sefer Yam HaChochmah. This foundational pamphlet, “Sod HaTaanug”, presents a deep perspective on our desire for pleasure and the intense battle with the yetzer hara our generation is fighting before the coming of Moshiach. We hope…

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This series, of which installments will be”H be posted twice weekly, is adapted from an English translation of Rav Itche Meir Morgenstern shlita’s sefer Yam HaChochmah. This foundational pamphlet, “Sod HaTaanug”, presents a deep perspective on our desire for pleasure and the intense battle with the yetzer hara our generation is fighting before the coming of Moshiach. We hope…

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This series, of which installments will be”H be posted twice weekly, is adapted from an English translation of Rav Itche Meir Morgenstern shlita’s sefer Yam HaChochmah. This foundational pamphlet, “Sod HaTaanug”, presents a deep perspective on our desire for pleasure and the intense battle with the yetzer hara our generation is fighting before the coming…

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Shalom uveracha friends! It is with a heart filled with gratitude, excitement, and joy that I present to you our very first annual report on the momentous occasion of LPI’s first anniversary. One year ago, on May 14, 2020, we began our unique social media programming with the intention of increasing awareness of, and fostering…

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In our counting of Sefiras Haomer, we have now progressed from the week of יסוד-Foundation to the week of מלכות-Kingship. In the ספרים הקדושים I overhear people quoting, the tzaddikim teach that keeping a connection between these two is critical – referring to אדם הראשון’s sin as having separated between these two middos. How are…

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Shalom u’veracha brothers & sisters around the globe. We are all processing, grieving, healing… being (fill in the blank) in our own way during this time. You and I are not going to have the same feelings. We will probably have different thought processes. We may have different questions. You may not have any questions…

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As by now everybody knows, am Yisrael recently experienced a major tragedy. People traveled to Meron, a melting pot of all kind of Jews filled with song and joy. Tragically, forty-five people didn’t come home alive. One of them was my friend, Donny Morris z”l. I would like to share with you an encounter I…

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