Q & A: Shnayyim Mikra Ve’echad Targum – Torah Twice And Onkelos Once (Part...

Question: I’m told that it is meritorious to complete the reading of the weekly Torah portion during the week and that it is a segula bestowing the blessing of long life. Does this apply even if one has no understanding of the text? Shmuel B. Via Email

Rumblings Of War

Why is Lot so important that Avraham took him along and risked his life to save him?

A Great Dark Terror

According to the Kedushat Levi, is what lies at the root of Avram’s question. He knows it is within the power of Hashem to miraculously multiply his offspring and he understands that Hashem has the right to give the Land to whomever He sees fit.

On Being A Jewish Parent

What then does the Torah say about Abraham? The answer is unexpected and very moving. Abraham was chosen simply to be a father.

The Power Of Influence

Certainly, Sarah possessed the “good eye” to facilitate the change in Hagar and to influence her to conduct herself in the proper way. But Hagar was not of the mindset to change her attitude, to yield to Sarah, and she fled to the desert.

A Lifelong Journey Of Return

Strikingly, Rav Eliyahu Dessler explains that many people never experience a true assertion of their free will due to its immense difficulty. This is why many people do not change.

The Halachic Implications Of Civil Marriage And Cohabitation

Rav Moshe Feinstein concludes that civil marriage, and by extension, a couple who choose to live together, is not halachically binding. He argues that the fact that a couple chose to forgo a Jewish ceremony demonstrates that they have no desire to be married according to Jewish law.

Frenzied Spirituality

More important than all the physical succos that we construct and dismantle each year, are the spiritual structures that we construct.

Is It Proper For American Yeshiva And Seminary Students Living In Israel To Come...

The situation for Jews world over is fraught with danger, and leaving Israel to England or the U.S. does not necessarily afford one greater safety.

Our Blessings In The War

We are Jews and history is constantly repeating itself to help us improve ourselves, and to help us grow and learn from our mistakes. Hashem is always merciful and is always takings care of us.

Out of the Box

Noah was commanded to empty the ark of its inhabitants, but why was he commanded?

Just One Shabbos And I Will Be Moth-Free

I was relieved and rejoiced to see that the moths did not come back to visit after the renovations were done. I assumed the logical reason is because I had moved my kitchen and the windows have more effective screening.

After Noah: The Mystery Of The Flood

Why does the Torah use the Name that connotes Divine mercy rather than Divine judgement when telling of the Creator's decision to destroy humankind? Could there be more to this story?

Stalled Car

Some explain this mitzvah as rooted in the need to spare the animal suffering; others explain it as rooted in the need to help a fellow Jew in distress.

Daf Yomi

In Spite Of Unintended Consequences “There Is Birtha di’Satya In Babylon.” (Kiddushin 72a)

What We Can Do Now

When all Jews, including small children, learn Torah and do mitzvos, this raises the level of security of iron and copper are your door bolts for the entire Jewish people.

The Connection Between Wisdom & Morality

Wisdom must be manifested through deed. It cannot be relegated to a purely intellectual exercise but must be supplemented with and evident through moral and spiritual action.

Full Of Hamas

In Sodom the Hamas was so pervasive and in Mitzrayim the grip of slavery so unbreakable to the extent that nobody who lived in these societies had any hope for a better future.

The Dignity Of Work

But the Jews who are loyal to his Torah are compared to chol hayam, the sand of the sea that fells the waves and protects the land from their invasion.

An Open Letter to My Fellow Jews in the Diaspora

Our hearts, souls, and every fiber of our being must be in and with Israel, wherever we may physically be right now.

Willpower: Generating Momentum For Our Return

The feeling of making a great decision leads you to another great decision, and the cycle continues.

How To Respond To The War Of 5784 (Part I)

We should beseech Hashem that the elderly and the sick children shouldn’t be woken up in the night to run to bomb shelters and sealed rooms.

A Floating Mikdash

How could it be that the animals did not attack Noach and his family, or kill each other? They comprised all different rungs in the food chain.

Torah Reading: Sitting Or Standing?

Some argue that the Torah reading is intended to parallel and recall the giving of the Torah. According to this approach, just as the entire nation stood when the Torah was given at Mount Sinai, one should likewise stand when the Torah is read in the synagogue.

Divrei Chizuk For The Worldwide Jewish Community

Our acts of chesed, our personal sacrifice and selfless dedication to others, our tzedakah, are all powerful advocates in Heaven on behalf of the defense of Eretz Yisrael.

Q & A: Shnayyim Mikra Ve’echad Targum – Torah Twice And Onkelos Once (Part...

Question: I’m told that it is meritorious to complete the reading of the weekly Torah portion during the week and that it is a segula bestowing the blessing of long life. Does this apply even if one has no understanding of the text? Shmuel B. Via Email

Is It Proper To Obsessively Follow The News Out Of Israel?

Unfortunately, however, like other things, when such behavior is overdone and it becomes compulsive and obsessive, it is generally no longer good.

In G-d We Trust

On the one hand we see how true this verse really is the strongest army in the world, the best technology, the best soldiers, and yet so many slaughtered and sent to their death so brutally.

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