The Torah puts much emphasis on the clothes the kohanim wore in the Mishkan & Mikdash. Why this matters, and its connection to Purim.
From the Talmud: 'The fact that some Jews celebrate Purim on a different day brings honor to the Land of Israel/' How?
When Purim falls on a Friday, the celebration entails details explained below - in Jerusalem and specific cities, it lasts for three days!
Shushan is uncannily like America 2021. Llisten to Marc Bernan sing a Yiddish Purim song about the miracle and make it come true again.
Watch as Rav Shlomo Katz shares inspiring story of when Reb Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev summoned the whole city to receive blessings .
Haman simply could not wait for results and did himself in
The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life..
He could not find a ferry, so he crossed the Jordan, then a mighty river, on a rope bridge so as not to miss the chance to enter the land.
Like Amalek, Covid crept up behind and attacked our beloved elders, the greatest leaders of Am Yisrael.
Just as every Synagogue throughout history was built by donations, so was the sanctuary in the desert.
There is much more to giving than meets the eye. After all, the ability we have to do chesed, to be the giver, is also in Hashem’s hands.
Your home Corona Cabinet can plan how to make Purim joyous and manage the challenge of controlling screen time. Involve the whole family.
The Torah is extremely careful about not risking lives, so Purim mitzvot should be observed in moderation, following health directives.
Rav Shlomo Katz tells the story of when Reb Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev became the Rav of the well established community in Berditchev.
Torah from Israel's first Chief Rabbim iconic leader of Religious Zionism: "Why did the Temple gates disobey Solomon and refuse to open?"
Did the cherubim gaze at one another or at the Ark? A profound idea can be learned from the answer to that question
Good intentions are wonderful, but they are not everything.
The building of the Tabernacle was the first great project the Israelites undertook together. It symbolised the challenge of the future.
Amalek’s attack was hatred for hatred's sake, cruelty for the sake of cruelty. Pity for bloodthirsty murderers is the ultimate cruelty.
Truma and Zachor: Tuvia and Yitzi talk about the Tabernacle's table, why there is always bread on it - and what the connection is to Purim.
People invest time and effort in improving their external and not their internal self. The Mishkan teaches us to change our priorities
Heaven placed a great burden on our teacher Moses when it required him to ask the Jewish people to part with their wealth in large sums.
The Israelites showed they were prepared to receive at Mount Sinai, but G-d wanted to know if they were also prepared to give.
The powerful story of the time when Reb Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev was walking down the street and a masnagid walking by spat in his face!
The minute details of the Mishkan serve as “coming attractions” of the Temples. The Book of Esther does so for the miracles of Redemption.
The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life.
This week we learn about the greatest fundraising campaign in the history of the world.
Slavery in the Torah was to allow families in a state of extreme poverty to gain rehabilitation in line with social conditions at that time.
Two children were born within 3 years of each other: Kalman Abrahams in England, and Rudolf Höess, the Amalekite, in Germany.
If the Almighty decreed that someone is to fall ill, perhaps we should not let doctors try to cure or prevent illness through vaccines.
We who have merited to return home, are experiencing five national challenges fraught with menacing perils and risks.
Rabbi Yosef issues guidelines after meeting COVID Czar, including limiting crowds at synagogues, eating only with nuclear family.
Torah thoughts on Eretz Yisrael from young Religious Zionist yeshiva students:In Eretz Yisrael, even seasonal changes have deep meaning.
This was not a law of physical vengeance but of monetary compensation, and those who say otherwise are prevaricating.
Torah from Israel's frst Chief Rabbi and iconic leader of Religious Zionism: "Why didn't Rabbi Meir think of his wife's solution himself?"
An important message about personal finances from the Torah.
Mitzvot are stones that build a palace for G-d but the mortar binding them is love for one's fellow man.
The Sadducee mocked Rava, “You are an impetuous people, for you put your mouth before your ears.
The vision of G-d experienced by Moshe, Aharon, Nadav and Avihu, and 70 elders of Israel described in this week's parasha is unparalleled.
This is only the eleventh time the three have coincided in the last 100 years.
There are never enough police to enforce laws, It takes responsibility..That is behind Israel's corona crisis and why the Torah is eternal.
This week the Torah teaches us the famous Halacha of cooking Milk and Meat together.
Parshat Mishpatim Exodus 21:1–24:18: G-d talks and G-d speaks-is there a difference? The Jews agree to do and to listen-what comes first?
Mishpatim lists 4 types of damages to another person. A new variety unique to our time, the internet, is today's "pit" in the public arena.
Watch Rav Shlomo Katz as he explains how Rav Yosef Karo fasted for a few days to gain understanding on the difficult Rambam he was learning.
Parshat Mishpatim, the Torah portion called "laws" also calls judges "elohim" - God, masters or lords. What does this signify?
There is a pattern to the way the many commandments in this parasha are brought. The very order is telling us something.
Torah means “law.” But it also means “teaching, instruction, guidance,” or more generally, “direction”.
As we head into the month of Adar when the Jews of Shushan united, we need to:"assemble all the Jews" in unity as Esther and Mordechai did.
Our power to impact the entire world is contingent upon Mount Moriah and Eretz Israel
Parshat Yitro teaches us the Word of God from Mount Sinai. Parshat Mishpatim are mainly Mitzvot between people.
The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life.
Watch: The daily Chassidic Tale presented by Rabbi Shlomo Katz
When the chips are down, God commands us to transcend our selfishness and coalesce into a unified whole.
All extreme difficulties can be overcome once people join together, when hearts are bonded. Am echad b’lev echad – One nation as one heart.
With few notable exceptions, over the centuries since the destruction of the second Holy Temple, very few rabbis have studie
Political agreements reached in a broad public framework are more beneficial to Shabbat observance than demonstrations.
Learning to control our deisres is the subject of a video clip aimed at the young, but applicable to all.
Jethro well deserved a parashah being named for him, not just for his advice but for what his behavior exemplified.
