A Little Bit of Light With Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein

Our response to the terrible war in Israel is not to shut down, but to rally together with positive actions! It's as King David writes, that through the little children, our enemies will be wiped out. Encourage your children to make the world a bit brighter, one good deed at a time --- Watch the video version:  https://youtu.be/zk6ZucpXAgI Available Everywhere:  ⁠ https://linktr.ee/YisroelGold...

With Israel in the midst of a truly horrific war, where hundreds of Jewish people have been killed, and held captive, we all have one question: "Where was GOD"? What kind of GOD would allow these atrocities to occur? Here is what GOD answered Moses at the burning bush. --- Watch the video version:  https://youtu.be/fqcb8bP3HTM Available Everywhere:  ⁠ https://linktr.ee/YisroelGoldstein

Every Jewish person is born with an innate nature, one that provides a very real, yet sometimes hidden, connection to GOD. --- Watch the video version:  https://youtu.be/WlP0CJRYQck Available Everywhere:  ⁠ https://linktr.ee/YisroelGoldstein

There's an interesting Jewish dance, which has a deep significant meaning. --- Watch the video version:  https://youtu.be/awbaccThEmI Available Everywhere:  ⁠ https://linktr.ee/YisroelGoldstein

On Simchat Torah, (In 2023, it's the night of October 7th through the following day) Jews all around the world dance with the sacred Torah Scroll. Why do we have this tradition, and what is the deeper meaning behind it? --- Watch the video version:  https://youtu.be/7R-HUmDWPhc Available Everywhere:  ⁠ https://linktr.ee/YisroelGoldstein

Even as the world persecuted us, we prayed for them. Let's embrace every person as part of our own family. --- Watch the video version:  https://youtu.be/RihBnIFRYQc Available Everywhere:  ⁠ https://linktr.ee/YisroelGoldstein

While Jews do drink at nearly every social and holy occasion, we must keep in mind that it's "L'Chaim - For Life!", and not otherwise. And there's a special lesson we learn from the preparation of wine. --- Watch the video version:  https://youtu.be/9HEKwOPHpOI Available Everywhere:  ⁠ https://linktr.ee/YisroelGoldstein

On the way to Israel, the Jewish Nation were enveloped by clouds of glory provided by GOD, protecting them. We commemorate this every year, rain or shine, by living in temporary huts, covered by leaves. --- Watch the video version:  https://youtu.be/S219S5UhSfo Available Everywhere:  ⁠ https://linktr.ee/YisroelGoldstein

If you want to know how great GOD is, you have to think about perspective. --- Watch the video version:  https://youtu.be/WSym52KEKNc Available Everywhere:  ⁠ https://linktr.ee/YisroelGoldstein

The soul remains alive, in heaven, waiting to come back down. For our part, we remain secluded for seven days, out of respect for our loved ones. --- Watch the video version:  https://youtu.be/-FyqCJQ4ZDs Available Everywhere:  ⁠ https://linktr.ee/YisroelGoldstein

We are human beings, not angels, and weren't designed to be perfect. So how does GOD expect us to follow all of His intricate laws? --- Watch the video version:  https://youtu.be/7RFVTTW0ovY Available Everywhere:  ⁠ https://linktr.ee/YisroelGoldstein

Yes! Men and women are equal, but different nonetheless. I'd like to share an example that I've observed over my 40 years of being a Rabbi. And here's the reason why we sit separately in Synagogue. --- Watch the video version:  https://youtu.be/YAQnKC0VUyU Available Everywhere:  ⁠ https://linktr.ee/YisroelGoldstein

Charity is doing justice to the world, and GOD will repay you tenfold. Here's a story to illustrate how swiftly justice can be wrought by GOD, in exchange for our own. --- Watch the video version:  https://youtu.be/C_VVilv9rG8 Available Everywhere:  ⁠ https://linktr.ee/YisroelGoldstein

When The Jewish People sinned with the golden calf, Moses pleaded with GOD to forgive them. Until finally on Yom Kippur, GOD said "I have forgiven them." From then on, The Jewish Nation has the gift of repentance, and the guarantee of forgiveness by GOD. --- Watch the video version:  https://youtu.be/N_lD808_i_k Available Everywhere:  ⁠ https://linktr.ee/YisroelGoldstein

We always have access to GOD, Who hears everything we say and ask. But to gain an audience with GOD with no complications, the last month of the Hebrew year is a most opportune time. --- Watch the video version:  https://youtu.be/9Y2LmSR9b-8 Available Everywhere:  ⁠ https://linktr.ee/YisroelGoldstein

Here's a story of how one should be responsible for something that happens in their universe. --- Watch the video version:  https://youtu.be/jxx7fya6x54 Available Everywhere:  ⁠ https://linktr.ee/YisroelGoldstein

Here is a novel approach to the age old idiom: "Is the glass half full or half empty?" --- Watch the video version:  https://youtu.be/QGlF6OOxSGc Available Everywhere:  ⁠ https://linktr.ee/YisroelGoldstein

An insightful comment from a blind person teaches us a valuable lesson for ourselves, and our approach to others. --- Watch the video version:  https://youtu.be/a73wNK3LTLc Available Everywhere:  ⁠ https://linktr.ee/YisroelGoldstein

We blow the Shofar for several different reasons. With it, we herald in the new year, coronate GOD as our king, and arouse ourselves in repentance. --- Watch the video version:  https://youtu.be/RXbFpOp2tT0 Available Everywhere:  ⁠ https://linktr.ee/YisroelGoldstein

The sixth day of creation is when mankind started, and when we have a chance every year to re-coronate GOD as our king. --- Watch the video version:  https://youtu.be/99PGiTH2q20 Available Everywhere:  ⁠ https://linktr.ee/YisroelGoldstein

The biggest blessing we can receive is to be a giver. And remember, the more we give, the more we receive. --- Watch the video version:  https://youtu.be/XpXp4kus89s Available Everywhere:  ⁠ https://linktr.ee/YisroelGoldstein

In this fast paced world, what's the point of taking it slow? --- Watch the video version:  https://youtu.be/3Cbt31Kxc5M Available Everywhere:  ⁠ https://linktr.ee/YisroelGoldstein

What happened when a prince wants to know if his father still loves him, after years of being estranged? The message is heartwarming. --- Watch the video version:  https://youtu.be/FaadTQITdZ4 Available Everywhere:  ⁠ https://linktr.ee/YisroelGoldstein

If you want success in life, here's the trick to achieve it. --- Watch the video version:  https://youtu.be/U1h40tVUdZo Available Everywhere:  ⁠ https://linktr.ee/YisroelGoldstein

Here's an event that happened to me this past Saturday night, which clearly showed GOD's personal involvement in our lives. 00:00 - Everything is perfectly planned 02:13 - Storytime --- Watch the video version:  https://youtu.be/pLq0dxKYHRg Available Everywhere:  ⁠ https://linktr.ee/YisroelGoldstein