Judaism

Since the Torah – which is the epitome of truth – states that studying about the Beis HaMikdash is like building the Beis HaMikdash, it must be so, even on a physical level.

As an example, consider a person who, after being insulted, takes a vow to avenge the slight. Over time, his anger subsides, and he no longer feels the same intense feelings toward the perpetrator.

In a lecture delivered by Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto shlit”a regarding contemporary times, he describes the singular proven method to merit salvation in these days...

The Ari writes that in the future, the 22 letters of the aleph beis will descend and, through them, everyone will be resurrected.

Should an ordinary Jew endeavor to say Tikkun Chatzos? If not regularly, perhaps sometimes?

The Shelah (1555-1630) writes that not everyone can be cognizant of their chayah and yechidah during their lifetimes. Only bnei aliyah (spiritually-elevated people) can connect with their chayah-yechidah.

My dear son, you are still very young, only 18 years old. Life is ahead of you and you are just beginning your journey down the path of life.

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The notion that all men are created equal is a modern myth. The truth is that all men are created differently

Esther says that she’s had a few trials in her life and the key to her faith is looking at the positive and not harping on the bad. Something she’s worked on perfecting her whole life.

Every infectious disease doctor – without exception – has stated that keeping apart from one another and wearing masks will significantly decrease the spread of this horrible disease.

Damsel In Distress ‘A Woman In Labor Is Considered Critically Ill’ (Shabbos 129a)

The Jews told Yirmiyahu that they understood that they had to do teshuvah, but they did not believe that a churban was imminent.

What do we do in the face of this corona that has not disappeared as we expected?

Rav Taragin doesn’t want to distract from the purpose of the program, whose essence is joining members of Klal Yisrael together.

Yehoshua humbled himself with purity of heart for the sake of Heaven, and engaged in the menial tasks of setting up chairs and preparing the beis medrash.

Question: The Covid-19 pandemic has put an end to almost all public gatherings; hence, much of Jewish congregational ritual has come to a halt. Is there a way to make up for everything we missed? M. Goldman

Now is an excellent opportunity for whoever has not yet participated in this rewarding study to start, thereby uniting with hundreds of thousands of other Jews around the world.

He approached Mr. Stein. "Did you hide money in the wall by any chance?" "No, why?" laughed Mr. Stein. “Because I just found this envelope with $50,000 cash in it," replied Mr. Hyman.

Even a single negative word or phrase, when focused on for extended periods of time, can damage key brain structures that regulate memory and emotion.

Rabbeinu Yonah notes that the nefesh and ruach represent man’s instinct for thriving and surviving in a physical or material way.

We have moral duties as individuals, and we make political decisions as nations. The two are different.

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May one enjoy good food or is the ideal to not care what one eats as long as it gives one strength to serve Hashem?

Going back to the history of our nation, we can clearly see how after each horrible event we received greatness and glory.

Sometimes, life requires immediate action that cannot be fully predicted or prescribed.

The public is being asked to please pray for the swift recovery of Refoel Bnaya ben Shifra.

Our shuls and yeshivos were closed for three months and, even now, we can only enter them with masks. Perhaps Hashem is telling us, “Things are not in order with your relationships.”

A birthday marks the day one’s soul descended to earth to fulfill its unique Divine mission. It therefore is an opportunity to take stock of how well one is accomplishing one’s mission.

Each day of a person’s life in this world is a gift, borrowed time, to learn more Torah and do more mitzvos.