B’reishit: Creation’s Secret Internal Structure
There's a hidden understanding of our Torah that has yet to reach the English-speaking Jewish world.
Dissent For The Sake Of Heaven
Essential principle of arguments for Heaven's sake is recognizing no 1 person has monopoly on truth
Parshat VaYeishev
Leaders need to pay special attention to the law of unintended consequences.
Natural Miracles
The Jews were doing well in Persia. Achashverosh afforded them equal rights and even invited them to his banquet. They did not need the Torah any longer to survive, and were doing just fine without it.
Gad — The Tribe of the Nouveau Riche
Gad’s tremendous wealth considered with other points led rabbis to deduce Gad was very materialistic
The One & Only Way to Be Spared from Harm
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...
Incarceration On Shabbos
The pasuk says that since the halacha concerning a Mechallel Shabbos was uncertain, the mekoshesh was placed in custody until the halacha was clarified.
Vayeira: Abram, Sarai, Hagar, Ishmael and…Exodus?
The story of Vayeira is a basis for our slavery and ultimate exodus from Egypt.
Yosef’s Allegations
But how could there have been any validity to Yosef’s allegations?
It’s Never Over
The Rashbash advised the couple to name the boy Yonah, citing the Talmud’s statement that before a tzaddik dies, another tzaddik rises.
The Lessons Of Sefirat Ha’Omer
The Omer period is the ultimate completion of the completion, the holiest of the holiest.
The Influence Of Society
Yaakov Avinu wasn’t afraid that he would learn to steal because of Lavan; he was afraid that his image of what is considered normal behavior might be affected.
A Mega ‘Thank You’ At The Kotel
The intent of the prayer is to teach us to give thanks for surviving potentially life-threatening situations.
Redeeming Relevance: Parshat Vayikra: Ownership, Chametz and the Sacrificial Conundrum
There is likely some connection between the prohibition of chametz on the altar and the chametz which is more likely on our minds as we rid our homes of this most challenging foodstuff.
TORAH SHORTS: Parshat Shelach: Choosing Yokes
The more you depend on forces outside yourself, the more you are dominated by them. -Harold Sherman
TORAH SHORTS: Parshat Vayechi: The Yoke of Monarchy
There is something behind the throne greater than the King himself. -William Pitt The Elder Chatham
The Kaliv Rebbe’s Legacy
Since he was saved,the Kaliver Rebbe said Shema Yisrael thousands of times in front of wide, varied
audiences. In the prayer book that he published, he added this verse at the end of the prayer in memory of those who died in the Holocaust.
King David’s Diaries
On Shabbos, says Rav Cohen, we exist in a world of mei’ein Olam Habah, a microcosm of the next world, a taste of Gan Eden.
Maftir Yonah
There is a machlokes between the Mechaber and the Rema concerning the berachos recited on the Yom Kippur haftarah by Minchah. The Mechaber says (Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim 622:2) that we take the Torah out and read the parshah of arayos and then read Maftir Yonah. He says that we recite the berachos of the haftarah before and after the haftarah. If Yom Kippur falls out on Shabbos, we mention Shabbos in the berachos. The Rema argues that we do not recite the berachah of “al haTorah v’al ha’avodah” by Minchah.
Be Honest, Seek Truth
"The first man, Adam, whose greatness is unfathomable, nevertheless raised Cain, the first murderer. In contrast, Terach, who was an idol worshiper, raised Avraham, the founder of our nation and the one who established faith in One G-d. How can this be?"
Shabbos Mevorchim Iyar
Seems like we crossed the sea just yesterday, yet here we are literally counting down to the big day ahead – it is less...
Revitalizing Our Prayers – Part Fifteen
How surprised I was when he answered with a flourish that the most important blessing of the Shemoneh Esrei is T’kah b’shofar gadol l’cheiruseinu, our bracha that we beseech Hashem to initiate the final Redemption!
A Tale Of Two Sea Merchants
So if we basically live the same life, why should he get eternal reward and not me?”
Watch: The Realness of Noah’s Ark with Rabbi Dr. Joshua Berman
Rabbi Yishai Fleisher is joined by Rabbi Dr. Joshua Berman, author and professor of Tanakh at Bar-Ilan University, to talk about the secret structure in the story of Noah's Ark.
Minhagim Of Shabbos Tisha B’Av
If a person will not be fasting on Sunday for whatever reason, he should say havdalah on a cup prior to eating.
Insurance Policy: The Power Of A Good Act
Why didn’t G-d wipe out the army in Egypt? Why was it necessary to have them pursue the Jewish people into the Sea of Reeds?
Parshat Shelach
MacArthur was more than simply an expert in the writing and delivery of sound bites.
PARSHAS SHEMINI: Seven Fatal Mistakes
This week's Torah portion contains the dramatic story of Nadav and Avihu, two of Aaron's sons, who bring a strange offering to God. This...
IS HIS NAME YA’AKOV, YISRAEL OR BOTH?
People have 1 name because it supposedly reflects identity. What if a person has a double identity?
A Slave To Fashion
How is it possible that the clothing was more valuable to them than gold or silver?