An unusual law in Parshas Mishpatim makes the case for the divine authorship of the Torah.
Our enemies anti-truth forces us into defensive mode, explaining how we couldn't have perpetrated the atrocities of which they accuse us and distracts us from calling them to account for their own behavior. It doesn't have to be that way. Op-ed.
Hamas ' acts and those of the Gazans who came in their wake and cheered them on are a violation of the very foundation of the essence of what it means to be a human being. In fact, they are the essence of Amalek.
Thanks to their unity, the People of Israel were able to receive the Torah.
Setbacks, he reminds us, occur not only if we are caught unprepared by an enemy attack – setbacks can occur when the unity of the nation is weakened from fraternal turmoil.
Moshe understood that there would have been no significance to his being saved from the sword of Pharaoh if he would land up assimilating and losing his connection to the burgeoning religion of his ancestors.
Israel's first Chief Rabbi: The Torah given to Moses by Hashem at Sinai is exactly what he gave the Jewish people.
The two great evils of history: The Islamists and Hitler.
Sefer Shemot Parashat Yitro- Honoring Parents and Eretz Yisrael
The word מוֹרָשָׁה, morashah, meaning “heritage”, appears only twice in the Torah, referring to the two heritages of Israel. One cannot do without the other.
There is only one source of light. There is no pluralism in the Torah. Our multiple opinions and traditions must align with the single source of the Torah’s light.
‘We can learn from this about man, that even if he is engaged in a Mitzvah or worthwhile matter, how careful he must be not to act disrespectfully towards others.’
A woman from Kiryat Malachi tells a chiling yet heartwarming story. Am Yisrael Chai.
We can characterize four parshiyot named after people by dividing them into two groups and contrasting the members of each group with one another.
The song of praise will again be sung on the background of the punishment of Egypt by water.
Neither the heart nor the deed is sufficient. G-d wants both.
Our soldiers who died sanctifying God’s name merit elevation to the level of holiness of the entire Jewish people, and we will make every effort to be worthy of their sacrifice, and continue in their path.
The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life.
In our new post-October 7th world, there are also new priorities.
With all the pain for each and every hostage and their family, there is something bigger: the existence of the entire Jewish people!
Why would a logical person ever want to give what is precious to him and was given to him by G-d over to someone who wants him murdered?
In this week's Parshah, the open war with the ancient arch-enemy of the Jewish People, Amaleik, begins
What prompts Moshe to raise his hands, and what significance does this gesture hold?
Israel's first Chief Rabbi: Not too early, not too late - and why.
Jewish History Is a study of the future: “Moses and the Children of Israel will sing”.
Why did the Israelites connect the Red Sea with the Temple?
The Sara Litton z"l mid-monthly Emunah essay. Many of us in Israel have had the unique privilege of seeing the amazing abundance of beautiful fruit growing on the trees and in the ground.
What, then, was uniquely harsh about the Plague of Hail?
What wisdom, what forethought, what incomprehensibly intricate interdependence is evidenced in the universe around us!
What extraordinary faith brought the women to take musical instruments with them to the desert!
Not surprisingly, it is those who most clearly represent evil that lead the charge against the Jewish people in every generation, but the Jewish people are not a one-time episode and the Torah tells us what to do.
Rabbi Tzvi Yehuda HaCohen Kook planted a sapling in Shilo on the first Tu B'shvat celebrated there. His stirring words continue tol inspire and a reserve soldier has written a timely addtion to them.
Tu B’Shvat, the New Year for the Trees, is a good time to review Halakhic issues related to dried fruit
Formerly the leading Jewish rabbinic spokesman in Australia, Rabbi and Mrs. Apple made aliya upon his retirement. His concise and well-chosen Divrei Torah were featured on Arutz Sheva for many years.
We’re not supposed to start from scratch every generation.
We, as our ancestors before us, will plant the seeds of hope and faith from which one day, God-willing, joy and everlasting peace will sprout.
The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life.
Even in times of spiritual hardship, when the Jewish people unite as one, God helps us defeat our enemies.
Difficult choices during difficult times. The Arabs of the Gaza Strip backed the wrong horse in this race and lost. They should pay for it. Op-ed.
Israel's first Chief Rabbi: Why was it necessary to completely drain Egypt of its wealth?
Only in Israel, where we have a holisitc identity as a people, do mitzvot take on their full meaning, as we build a society committed to the ideals of Judaism. In Gaza: Pidyon haben by means of tefillin.
Tthe Hebrew word for Redemption, geulah, and the Hebrew word for exile, golah, are practically the same. The only difference is that geulah is spelled with an alef...
Is time a storm in which we are all lost?
Religious Zionist Torah scholars find connections to Eretz Yisrael in the Torah reading for Shabbat.
As the plagues intensify in Egypt, the plague of darkness stands out as a unique phenomenon. Unlike the fiery hail or the me
My “small package” response to those who ask my opinion regarding the exemption from military service of full-time Torah learners during this time of war.
How and when was the site of the Holy Temple finally revealed?
Tell your children what you believe and why.
Personal drive, self-induced pressure and competition have become the Pharaohs of today, the master we serve.
The underlying message of our reckoning by the moon, is that the moon is at times in absolute darkness, without even a sliver of light, yet even at this time, we know that it will soon return.
“A woman’s birthing pains are very painful,” Rabbi Druckman explains. “The same holds true for the birth pangs of Mashiach."
The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life.
What is the Jewish view of astrology? And for the Torah readings, why were two leaders necessary to take us out of Egypt? And what was the divine promise?
Just as discovery of the Divine Name in the Vaera is itself a form of revelation, the release of the names of the fallen opens up to us the inner worlds of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice so that we may live.
The most reasonable solution for Gaza is encouraging the emigration of the residents. There is room for joy during this time, as long as we continue to remember our heroic soldiers, the fallen and kidnapped.
Leading Religious Zionist Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu warns the International Court at the Hague of the dire consequences of a ruling against Israel.
The unspoken answer of Hashem, to Moshe’s query, as to why the affliction increased after Moshe’s first approach to Pharoah, leads to a kal vachoerm.
Fire and water intertwined - so can we.
If the intention of Pharaoh's magicians is to demonstrate parity with Moshe, why don't they counteract his miracles instead of duplicating them?
