Pioneers of the Periphery: Olim of the South Got that pioneering spirit? You’re invited to help build Israel’s periphery by planting roots in southern soil with Nefesh B’Nefesh.
Posted on: January 2nd, 2012
Kidz → Midrash StoriesKing Ptolemy of Egypt had heard that the Jews possessed the Torah, the five books of Moshe, which contained much wisdom and excellent laws. He desired to have this Torah translated into Greek so that he, too, might learn its contents.
Posted on: December 5th, 2011
Kidz → Midrash StoriesFrom the descendants of Sancherev, a heathen King of Ashur who attempted to destroy Yerushalayim, arose great teachers in Israel — Shemayah and Avtalyon.
Posted on: November 16th, 2011
Kidz → Midrash StoriesOur Sages tell the story of a very rich man, who as he grew old began to worry about his future.
Posted on: November 12th, 2011
Kidz → Midrash StoriesIn the late 18th and early 19th centuries the struggle between chassidim and their opponents, the misnagdim, reached its peak. In many cases, chassidim were barred from areas where the misnagdim were the majority. Certainly it was unheard of for a city to choose a chassidic adherent as its rav.
Torah Is The Greatest Treasure
Posted on: November 2nd, 2011
Kidz → Midrash StoriesThe inhabitants of Simonia once came to Rav Yehuda HaNasi (also known as Rebbe) and asked him to recommend a scholar to serve as their rav, dayan, teacher and sofer. Rebbe sent them Levi ben Sisi.
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