http://blog.thefoundationstone.org Learn & discover the Divine prophecies with Rabbi Simcha Weinberg from The Foundation Stone Blog Sun, 17 Mar 2013 02:48:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2012/07/24/inspiring-good/ http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2012/07/24/inspiring-good/#comments Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:23:45 +0000 Rabbi Simcha Weinberg http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/?p=5790 “And those who bring the people to do the right thing shall be as the stars, eternal (Daniel 12:3).” The Midrash comments: Just as one sees the light of the stars from one end of the world to the other, so, too, one sees the light of Good People from one end of the world [...]]]> http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2012/07/24/inspiring-good/feed/ 1 http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/12/27/playing-her-way-into-eden-questions/ http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/12/27/playing-her-way-into-eden-questions/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:47:55 +0000 Rabbi Simcha Weinberg http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/?p=6292 They prepared Jacob for the news that Joseph was alive; fearing that a sudden announcement might shock and harm Jacob, the brothers sent one of his granddaughters, Serach daughter of Asher, to prepare him. She played her harp, singing gently that Joseph was still alive and that he was the ruler of Egypt. Slowly, Jacob’s [...]]]> http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/12/27/playing-her-way-into-eden-questions/feed/ 6 http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/11/11/the-pain-of-abraham-by-prof-gerald-august/ http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/11/11/the-pain-of-abraham-by-prof-gerald-august/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:18:04 +0000 Rabbi Simcha Weinberg http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/?p=6166 It was the third day after Abraham was circumcised and he was in pain. So how do we explain what he does? He saw men approaching his tent. He ran to greet them and bowed before them. He ran to tell Sarah to make cakes, and again ran to take a calf to be slaughtered [...]]]> http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/11/11/the-pain-of-abraham-by-prof-gerald-august/feed/ 1 http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/10/10/neighborhoods-in-the-sky-succot/ http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/10/10/neighborhoods-in-the-sky-succot/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:49:26 +0000 Rabbi Simcha Weinberg http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/?p=1271 My wife and I turned onto 26th street, between 6th and 7th, the New York City area known as ‘The Plant District’, and strange things began to happen. Storeowners ran outside and began to pull their security gates down, closing their stores. Others were rushing to cover all the plants on the sidewalk with sheets [...]]]> http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/10/10/neighborhoods-in-the-sky-succot/feed/ 14 http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/10/03/after-forgiveness/ http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/10/03/after-forgiveness/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:32:06 +0000 Rabbi Simcha Weinberg http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/?p=6089 I am convinced that a Shiva call is not considered complete until after the Seven Days of Mourning! The Shiva house is full of people, but then it ends. The mourner is left alone. He has to return to life with his entire world changed, without the support of all the friends who came during [...]]]> http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/10/03/after-forgiveness/feed/ 0 http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/09/27/clothes-of-righteousness/ http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/09/27/clothes-of-righteousness/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:58:55 +0000 Rabbi Simcha Weinberg http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/?p=1120 “Who clothes Himself in acts of Righteousness in judgment.” (Rosh Hashana Machzor) Not only do the clothes make the person; the person can ‘make’ the clothes. Clothes carry something from the person who wore it before I did. (Chatam Sofer, Toledot) We dress ourselves in God’s garments with our acts of Righteousness – Tzedaka. Author Info: 

 Learn [...]]]> http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/09/27/clothes-of-righteousness/feed/ 0 http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/09/18/links-to-shiurim-courtesy-of-david-notowitz/ http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/09/18/links-to-shiurim-courtesy-of-david-notowitz/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:04 +0000 admin http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/?p=1082 http://www.notowitz.com/Torah/TorahRSimchaWeinberg.html ]]> http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/09/18/links-to-shiurim-courtesy-of-david-notowitz/feed/ 0 http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/08/25/rabbi-daniel-lapin-thought-tools-when-a-man-loves-a-woman-part-1/ http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/08/25/rabbi-daniel-lapin-thought-tools-when-a-man-loves-a-woman-part-1/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 03:32:52 +0000 Rabbi Simcha Weinberg http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/?p=5991 The Foundation Stone wishes a hearty Mazal Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Lapin on the marriage of Miriam and A.J. May the young couple, guided by their parents’ wisdom and example of magnificent Midot and values, build a home that reflects the greatness of the Lapin legacy. A few hours ago my wife and I stood [...]]]> http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/08/25/rabbi-daniel-lapin-thought-tools-when-a-man-loves-a-woman-part-1/feed/ 0 http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/08/15/the-dance-of-tu-b%e2%80%99av-shedding/ http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/08/15/the-dance-of-tu-b%e2%80%99av-shedding/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 20:03:40 +0000 Rabbi Simcha Weinberg http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/?p=5960 Debbie has an interesting understanding of the borrowed clothing of the Tu B’Av dance: One of the most important stages of marriage is being able to shed certain self-perceptions ingrained from childhood and school, and learn to see ourselves as our spouse sees us, and grow into our own skin. The borrowed clothes are the [...]]]> http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/08/15/the-dance-of-tu-b%e2%80%99av-shedding/feed/ 2 http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/08/13/not-moment-to-moment/ http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/08/13/not-moment-to-moment/#comments Sun, 14 Aug 2011 04:40:28 +0000 Rabbi Simcha Weinberg http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/?p=2750 “I was friends with one of the crew members on TWA Flight 800. I had called her because she was on my mind. It had been a while since we’d talked and I missed seeing her. I left her a message on her voice mail to call me. A few days went by and [...]]]> http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/08/13/not-moment-to-moment/feed/ 0