The Fast of Esther falls on Wednesday March 16 this year.As we still have enemies who wish to destroy us, we still need to fast and repent.
Two decades of North Shore Hebrew Academy (NSHA) middle school students chant the entire Megillah - a wonderful tradition to emulate..
Brothers and sisters, WAKE UP! The story of the Megillah is being replayed today,
A Biblical Book that doesn’t mention God? Events that ignore Eretz Yisra’el? Preposterous, some said!
The words ‘and say to them’ were in honor of Bnei Israel who donated to and toiled to make the Mishkan, repenting for the golden calf.
The Temple Institute Weekly Torah Study: Vayikra.
As Torah-true Jews, should we ignore it or pray for those in the war zone, feel vindicated because of their history, or actively help them?
Insights into the more symbolic and mystical aspects of the sacrifices as taught by the Zohar and other sources.
Three thought provoking vignettes from the internationally popular Torah lecturer.
Israel's first Chief Rabbi and the iconic leader of Religious Zionism: What was the nature of the Divine call to Moshe?
What is it that we are supposed to remember? The real motive for Amalek's attacking the Jews -so as to lure them to sexual transgression.
G-d doesn’t look at what is being offered but rather who is offering.
We ourselves are the sacrifice that can bring us to a true attainment of forgiveness, in terms of heavenly judgment.
The Torah begins speaking about an individual's sins by using the word, 'if,' but about a king the Torah uses the word, 'when.' Why?
What is sin? About missing the mark. The Vilna Gaon, taught that every sin is the result of a bad trait, which must be overcome,
Vayikra begins by showing us that God speaks to Moshe only in the merit of the people. That is each of us..
To all of the Daf Yomi participants that begin this week with Seder Nashim and Masechet Yevamot, I present this introduction.
Shelamim means whole. Peace is completeness, harmony, the feeling that one thing complements another, and both are equal parts of a whole.
Rashi finds his name right at the beginning of Vayikra and this is no coincidence.
The ABC of what is happening now.
The attributes of a dedicated Shaliach mirror the message behind one of the offerings in the Temple.
We suffer from totalitarian incursions: cancel culture, propagandized news, government surveillance, and more, as did the Jews of Persia.
Being politically correct in its non-coercive aspects is very close to halakhic requirements for speech. Op-ed.
The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life.
The Gerrer Rebbe explains that when the Jews enter the Land of Israel they receive a "Neshama Yeteira" as it says: One nation in the Land.
Thanks to the inspiration we’ve received from our rabbis, we guarantee that indeed when it comes to celebrations we are on a roll.
To the Iranian Mullahs, like Haman, Jews sitting at‘their gate to the King (the Almighty) in Jerusalem as sovereigns, is intolerable.
It’s not just a matter of history but of ideology.
Sharansky: When I was a child, 'Jew' was an unfortunate designation,,,on the Ukraine border, being a Jew is a most fortunate circumstance.
Saying goodbye:Rabbis are often anxious standing before a funeral chapel filled people each wondering "how the rabbi will handle this one.”
Mankind has a great ability to unite Against. Would we could use this strength of unity to unite For.
Hashem intended that the Mishkan be erected in the month in which Yitzchak Avinu was born.Why?
As with the Tabernacle, every time a new synagogue, yeshiva or Jewish home is inaugurated, there is always great joy - and much in common..
Young religious Zionist Torah scholars:Other lands do not have a soul; do not possess a life force or express something living. .
The Torah repeats again and again (and again...) the phrase "As Hashem commanded Moshe". Why does the Torah repeat this so many times?
It is said that war is a great leveller: on the battlefield, rich and poor are equally killed. For Jews, it is serving G-d and prayer.
Where is the Jewish wisdom in packing our bags only when the tanks of tyrants come rumbling into cities where we never belonged? Op-ed.
Moshe was distressed that he could not account for 1000 measures of the silver donated for the Tabernacle. A lesson in accountability.
A curt but mighty statement regarding what is now happening in eastern Europe. And: Jew-be proud-Eretz Yisrael is your country. Live in it..
Israel's first Chief Rabbi and iconic leader of Religious Zionism explains the prayer for the New Month.
Your heart can be your temple, your brain can be your temple, your energy can be your temple, and your home can be your temple.
The war in Ukraine, Chabad emissaries, the Megilla and the parasha.
This week in the Mishnah Yomit learning program, we begin studying Masechet Demai. Have you ever learned it and know its hidden message?
A short story by Tzvi Fishman.
The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life.
It is almost as if Rabbi Sacks z"l is talking to us today, remarking on how Jews the world over are trying to help those in Ukraine.
Every community should strive to hold an important Torah lesson every Shabbat
Some wars have to be regarded as morally permitted. All wars have to be a last resort.
A letter from the wife of the Chabad shaliach in Khrakov.
When you do good deeds or refrain from bad ones, the evil inclination is happy for G-d.
Moshe didn’t want the new tablets to be a one day memory. He wanted it to change their lives for the better. A lesson in educational goals.
"And the people left from Moses' presence" - what does this intend to tell us?
Nothing lifts us up like giving! While our natural instincts may tend toward looking out for number one, the act of giving is
Israel's first Chief Rabbi: Our progress in science and technology is also part of creation.
The redemption from Egypt was completed with the Mishkan. The final redemption will be complete when we rebuild the third Holy Temple.
G-d shows Moshe that unity occurs through deeds performed for others.
What's the connection between building the Mishkan and the work we are not allowed to perform on Shabbat?
Young Israeli religious Zionist Torah scholars: G-d was not looking for a land large enough for His nation, He was acting as a matchmaker.
Although we know nothing about the thought processes of the Almighty, we know that Hashem is the master of cause and effect.
