You Can Always Count On Them

They’re everywhere. Literally everywhere with 4,000 locations spanning big cities, small towns, and suburbs throughout the US and in more than 60 countries around the world. Which multi-national is it?

Rav Kook, From The Pages Of The Jewish Press In 1961

This Friday, Elul 3, marks the 82nd yahrzeit of one of the 20th century's most important rabbis: HaRav Avraham Yitzchak HaCohen Kook.

Daf Yomi

A Wedding Dance ‘ It Should Be Said While Standing…’ (Sanhedrin 42a)

Q & A: Praying In Other Languages (Part XI)

Question: When reciting a berachah in English, does a person fulfill his obligation if he says “Hashem” instead of “L-rd” or “G-d”? Yosef

The Religion Of Evolution

Everything you see – from the flower to the bee, from the oceans to the mountains, rivers and planets, the sun, the moon, and the stars – all just sort of happened. No designer. No creator.

Two Lenders Each Claim A Borrower Owes Him The Larger Amount – Siman 76:1...

Before receiving two hundred dinarim, each lender must swear that he was the one who lent two hundred dinarim.

Prayers From The Depths

Despite being excited about seeing the beautiful twinkling lights of a mostly sleeping city, I was exhausted and kept yawning.

Thank You, Mr. President

First, even had the president actually said something reprehensible, is it our job to reprimand him? Is that in the charter statements of these organizations?

Making It To The Wedding

The grateful husband then emotionally invited Grossberger and the other volunteers to their son's wedding.

See Nothing, Say Nothing (Witnesses In Monetary Cases)

By stifling your testimony, you deny the litigant this evidentiary benefit.

The Highs And Lows Of Marijuana Use

Chronic pain is debilitating and eating or smoking pot has given many people relief. Most people see it as a benign way of dealing with pain, but is it benign?

‘Amazing What Your People Have Achieved’

Visiting Tel Aviv, I could not help but be impressed at how it has morphed into the start-up center of the world, Yet it’s what Tel Aviv’s residents have held onto from their Jewish past in their hi-tech Jewish present that, for me, makes the place truly amazing.

Who Cares For Whom?

Rebbetzin Jungreis, a”h, sharing her eternal wisdom with a woman facing multi-generational challenges.

Title: Yaakov and the Secret of Acra Fortress

How many people know the lineage of King Antiochus, known formally as Antiochus IV Epiphanes?

Are Our Leaders Human?

If we place our leaders on the highest pedestal, often we are discouraged to try to emulate them.

What Does An Open Door Look Like?

The communication methods of the Deafblind community are as varied as the individuals themselves.

Judaism And The Rise Of Burka Women

If you start publishing pictures of Rebbetzin Kanievsky and Sarah Schenirer, who knows where you might end up!

The Plan To Establish A Jewish Homeland In America

Though he frankly admitted that he expected to make a fortune on his investment, his primary motive was to create a short-term haven for persecuted Jews.

Habits and Habit Stacking

Habits are so powerful that unless you actively work on fighting it, your brain stops fully participating in decision-making and focuses on other tasks.

Turning Minuses Into Pluses

Rarely successful in the classroom, Simcha used his brilliant mind to teach himself anything he was interested in.

Camp Mommy – Week 9

Delve deeper! If you found yourself drawn to a particular medium, do it again. Then again.

A Voice To Make Men Weep

His voice had the strength of a pipe organ and the gentleness of a violin, but most of all it had the power to make men weep.

How To Get Back Into School!

The best way to prepare your child for the best year possible is, of course, by preparing.

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