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A society takes all types... Shabbat Shalom!

The entire courtyard of the masses becomes silent exactly at sunrise as they pray to Hashem. This is a magnificent moment; you can hear the hum of the prayers as all the Jews unite quietly with Hashem in prayer at that exact moment.

The great Torah scholars of our nation, are even greater in Middos Tovos.

Because Yaacov had been waiting a very long time for a kidney but no suitable one had been found until then, Rabbi Hager told him that yes, he should do the transplant.

The Torah refers to a punishment that seems identical, or similar to, karet with the word "ariri."

The Chofetz Chaim writes concerning several earthquakes that occurred in his time that if niviyim were alive today, they would be going to everyone and warning them to do teshuvah.

In Judaism taking a census must always be done in such a way as to signal that we are valued as individuals. We each have unique gifts. There is a contribution only I can bring. To lift someone’s head means to show them favor, to recognize them. It is a gesture of love.

Shmuel was so special since he was created from the love his parents had for Hashem – they yearned and prayed for a son who would serve Hashem.

My mind was now racing as I decided that, to save time, as soon as we got to the Delta entrance at the airport, I would jump out of the car and run. That’s what I actually did.

It is possible that even the custom of not saying Aleinu after Shacharis on Shabbos is in accordance with the Arizal, since we daven Shacharis and Musaf together, and thus they are considered as one tefillah.

Hope is one of the very greatest Jewish contributions to Western civilization, so much so that I have previously called Judaism “the voice of hope in the conversation of humankind.” Without this, Jews and Judaism would not have survived.

Sometimes you see a couple that you would never have dreamed to match together and yet Hashem did “dream” it.

I heard this amazing true story from Rabbi Yitzchak Fanger who heard it from Rabbi Yosef Levi.* Rabbi Levi regularly visits Jewish prisoners in...

The Torah is based, as its narratives make clear, on history, a realistic view of human character, and a respect for freedom and choice. Philosophy is often detached from history and a concrete sense of humanity. Revolutions based on philosophical systems fail because change in human affairs takes time, and philosophy has rarely given an adequate account of the human dimension of time.

This week Jews all over the world celebrate the 33rd day of the Omer. This day designates two very important milestones. One is that...

A blessing in disguise--

Rabbi Pappenheim maintains that “bat” (daughter) is also derived from the root bet-nun and should really be spelled “banat” (like it is in other Semitic languages).

Another crucial point to note is which political party is embracing these attacks and, in a sense, bringing them about and justifying them: and that is of course the Democratic Party.

We couldn’t believe it when she told us where Chana was staying and that it was only two blocks away from her.

What does Parshat Emor tell us about Shabbat that we do not learn elsewhere?

However, being friendly and or having lots of friends doesn’t necessarily mean that these friends are true ones.

The receptionist, who was familiar with my story, said that they had not been able to retrieve my phone that morning.

“I have no words to thank you,” Marcus stammered. “But, would you mind if I ask you a question? Why did you decide to bend over backwards to help me?”

We must not lose sight of who is running the world and who orchestrated the recent rocket attacks, and the insubstantial and meaningless ceasefire. The rockets were sent for a purpose.

This week Jews in Israel and all over the world celebrated the founding of the Jewish state. Unfortunately, positive recognition of the State of...

Who then were Esau and Jacob? What did they represent and how is this relevant to Yom Kippur and atonement?

Yaakov Avinu went to Mitzrayim with 70 souls, and when we left, we had become a great nation.

We as Jews have a special power and energy to never be defeated. This was passed down to us by our father Avraham, the first Jew in the world.

G-d, in his mercy, will send you little gift-wrapped signs.

This time I felt that G-d had sent that message especially for me. I was suddenly able to look at what I have and not at what I was still missing.