Rabbi Yaakov Menken

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Name: Rabbi Yaakov Menken
Date registered: July 20, 2006

Biography

Rabbi Yaakov Menken, Founder and Director of Project Genesis, has been called a 'visionary' in the field of Jewish Outreach. Project Genesis supports outreach organizations worldwide, while operating Torah.org, the Internet's premier Jewish learning web site. Both Yaakov Menken and his organization maintain open communication with Jews at all levels of learning and education, and Project Genesis is endorsed by Jewish leaders from across the Jewish spectrum.

Latest posts

  1. The Greatest Gift — May 14, 2013
  2. The Sabbath Festival — April 26, 2013
  3. Guarding Your Tongue — April 12, 2013
  4. Everyone Makes Mistakes — March 15, 2013
  5. My Contribution — March 1, 2013

Most commented posts

  1. The Choices We Make — 13 comments
  2. In the Name of Religion… — 9 comments
  3. Finding Happiness — 7 comments
  4. No Blind Faith — 7 comments
  5. Shavuos — a Time to Deepen the Relationship — 7 comments

Author's posts listings

Mar 01

My Contribution

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Share via emailWhen it came to constructing the Tabernacle, everyone was invited to contribute as much as he wanted. Since not everyone has the same financial portfolio, it’s obvious that some people ended up giving more than others. In fact, we are told that the leaders of each tribe made a mistake. They said they …

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Feb 15

A Giving Nation

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Share via emailIn this week’s reading, the Jewish nation is commanded to give the materials necessary to construct the Mishkan, the Tabernacle, and all the items within it. Unlike the annual contribution of a half-Shekel to the continuing operations of the Tabernacle and Temple, the amount of donations is not specified. On the contrary, it …

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Feb 01

Getting the Message

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Share via emailThroughout Jewish literature, we find a recurring theme: G-d communicates with us, but in hidden (though sometimes not so hidden) ways. Only once in history did G-d reveal himself bluntly and openly, and declare “I am the L-rd Your G-d” — it is our mission in life to take inspiration from the hidden …

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Jan 11

It’s Normal to Question

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Share via emailWhen the Chofetz Chaim himself, the saintly Rabbi Yisrael Meyer Kagan, was bemoaning how people were losing their faith and attachment to Judaism, it was the Rosh Mesivta (high school principal) who helped him feel better. The principal pointed out that even back in Egypt, when the Jews still remembered their forefathers and …

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