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In connection with the heartbreaking passing of Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski OB”M, here are some insightful and edifying lectures in his honor and memory presented by Torah Cafe.

When President George W. Bush nominated Michael B. Mukasey to be the 81st Attorney General of the United States, it was not a responsibility that the Orthodox Mukasey took lightly. How was Mukasey, as attorney general and as a federal judge before that, shaped by his deeply held Jewish beliefs and ideas?

Miriam Israeli, the composer and songwriter was so inspired when Bonei Olam’s V’zakeini movement grew to 25,000, that she wrote a second song in celebration. The song was named 25,000 Candles, and was sung by Benny Friedman.

The melody for “Betzes Yisrael” was composed in the 1930’s by the second rebbe of the Modzich Hasidism – known as the author of the “Emri Shaul.” Chazzan Aryeh Leib Hurwitz and Ofir Sobol collaborated to create this beautiful rendition backed by a full orchestra.

The United States is unique. It’s a modern republic, rooted in the Bible, grounded in religious tolerance. The video below, which was created by Rabbi Pinchus Taylor in the lead-up to a prior inauguration, has relevance in the leadup to a new inauguration.

En3rgy is back! This time the En3rgy Team has an incredible new vocalist, reimagining some classics with fresh arrangements like you’ve never heard before. It all comes together in this one of a kind video with never before seen angles and cinematography.

With the world moving forward at a dizzyingly accelerated pace, how can an “archaic” religion hope to stay trending? Can Judaism be personally relevant, spiritually passionate, and fashionable for our times? This lecture took place at the 12th annual National Jewish Retreat.

Dr. Robert Hedaya’s concept of Whole Psychiatry looks at both traditional psychiatry and functional medicine to get a complete view of a patient’s psychological and physical health. This armchair discussion with Dr. Hedaya and Rabbi Shais Taub, a leading authority on Jewish mysticism, will compare and contrast the medical and mystical viewpoints. These vital insights will shed light on the relationship between the body and mind and how to bring healing to both.

On MassMutual’s Brooklyn branch annual year end trip, the financial planners were treated to an incredible performance by Avraham Fried, which was turned into a music video.

Dina Hurwitz’s life was turned upside down when her husband, Rabbi Yitzi, was diagnosed with ALS in 2015. Amidst the battle of her husband’s illness and raising her family of seven, she courageously inspires others through sharing her story.

Breakthroughs in stem cell research have caused much excitement about the vast potential of using embryonic stem cells to cure various diseases. But what are the moral implications of destroying these embryos in the process? What is the Jewish view? Should an embryo in a Petri dish be considered a life?

Chaplain Goldstein was born in a Displaced Persons Camp, graduated from Lubavitch Rabbinical Seminary, became the first bearded person to serve in the U.S. military, was the chaplain of “Ground Zero” after 9/11, and served in the Army for over 40 years. What has he learned from deployments to six conflict zones?