Great people accomplish great things when they fulfill their (relatively) small role with the faith that Hashem will complete the process - or when they continue a process that He has begun.
The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life. It has revolutionized the way we think about G -d the human soul, the world and our place in it.
Birkat Hamazon bestows profound spiritual value to our private meals — a prayer that guides us, step by step, to a holier world.
Don't be afraid to visit your broken places. "There are times when G-d wants your mitzvos," the Rebbe said, "and other times when He wants your ‘broken tablets.’"
Why was it so important to describe the blessed physical qualities of the Land of Israel? Young Religious Zionist Torah scholars connect the parasha and love for the land.
Our hopes and wishes for peace are directed in the wrong direction; therefore, we are disappointed and fail to achieve our desired goal.
What does it really mean to be alive? Rabbi Asher Weiss Shlita answers the question.
Judaism has, at its core, a series of threes. There are three different divisions within the broader framework of the twelve ancient Judaic tribes.
Let's let's face it - they are loud and in your face.
Reading Rabbi Lazer Gurkow's article this week informs us as to the outcome of reciting blessings. What do the commentaries add to explain the injunction to say 100 blessings each day?
Without G-d, we are mah—nothing. With G-d we are meah—part of everything.
Yes, freedom and change can be difficult and challenging, but millions of former prisoners have escaped their former prisons and found a wonderful new life in Israel.
Supporting a family is no excuse for violating the Torah’s commands.
The drone may be a new invention – but its deadly impact was predicted thousands of years ago. In this week’s Parsha,
It’s not enough to appreciate the good that we get from others; we must take time to act in a way that shows just how much we appreciate it.
When we rise after a fall, we can reach a higher level than before.
The destruction of the Land occurred not only because they did not listen to God’s voice and did not fulfill the commandments, but also because they forsook the Torah.
The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life. It has revolutionized the way we think about G -d the human soul, the world and our place in it.
At the Democratic National Convention, it would be reassuring to hear from the nominee on the stage and the assembled crowd of delegates, their strong and hearty support for Israel and the Jewish people. Op-ed.
Joseph, not Moses, was Buried in the Holy Land. Why? A Tale of Two Leaders and Their Relationship to Israel.
When saying Shema, why should the word echad be stretched out? And what is the significance of the letters Dalet and Chet?
Seventy-six years ago, the gates to Eretz Yisrael were thrown open to all Jews. The call was sounded to return home and receive immediate citizenship under the "The Law of Return". Where were you?
Religious Zionist Torah scholars find connections to the Holy Land in the week's Torah reading.
Though G-d visits all our sins upon us, punishes us for them, holds us to account for them, He does not and never will entirely annihilate us.
With such a powerful prayer, Moshe’s question cries out to the heart of heaven. How can it be that his prayer is returned unanswered? And ours?
it is so difficult to speak of comfort when the wound is still fresh and painful, when the captives and the missing have not yet returned. We ask Hashem to show us obvious miracles soon
The source for this is a passage of the Torah we all know by heart.
Truth isn’t equivocal, and we dare not present it as such.
If a prayer is not accepted, it’s not because we’re not religious enough or because G-d doesn’t like us. G-d is a loving G-d, and if He turned down our prayer we can be sure it’s for the best.
How can we find consolation when over 1500 Israelis have lost their lives, thousands more are wounded, and over one hundred are still being held hostage?
Commentators weigh in on Moshe's pleas to enter the land.
Is this a Tisha B'Av miracle telling our enemies that on this day on which they hoped to attack us, the G-d of Israel is sending them a warning?
G-d’s Name begins with a tiny letter because G-d’s greatness is unfathomable to us. What we can know of G-d is infinitesimal like a dot.
“The people’s joy in sparks of redemption will rebuild what was destroyed by baseless weeping.”
Our current reality of the ninth of Av as a day of mourning is an anomaly – even though it has persisted for most of our history.
We request that this year all of our wounds be treated. We ask of Hashem that he repair our broken hearts and heal the wounds of our soldiers and injured citizens.
A feeling of almost palpable yearning fills our hearts. For a time of peace, of tranquility, of otherworldliness. Can we keep the music within us, as a reminder?
Condolences and mournign are interwoven: nechama is part of the observance, the kiyum, of avelus.
How should we transition from the mourning of the past ten months to the mourning of Tisha B’Av? What relationship, if any, exists between our suffering and the Churban HaMikdash?
The love-hate relationship between Great Britain, the Jews and Israel.
Is teshuva a prerequisite for Redemption?
The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life. It has revolutionized the way we think about G -d the human soul, the world and our place in it.
While Judaism has philosophical and even meditative aspects, it is first and foremost a clear and precise code of commandments and the action necessary to observe them - as opposed to Buddhism and other religions.
Why are we afraid to speak truth?
Young religious Zionist Torahs scholars find connections to Eretz Yisrael in each parsha.
All misdeeds are rooted in a certain momentary lack of awareness of the reality of Hashem, which allows for sinful behavior to fester and actualize
Moshe opens his address in Devarim with words of mussar, or moral chastisement, about the importance of establishing a court system. Why is that?
Moshe mentions Yitro's idea in the parasha, but does not say whose idea it was. Why?
Isaiah, along with the other Prophets, is full of warnings about the negative influences on the Jewish people from the outside world, including from other faiths.
The Bracha that Moshe Rabbeinu gives to the Jewish people over all ages is found in this parasha.
Now is the time to celebrate the destruction of evil. Compassion has its place, but also its limits. In war, there’s no room for misplaced compassion.
When the two combatants - the Jewish David and the pagan Goliat were staring at each other’s eyes, what were they thinking?
Our interest should always be in doing the right thing, not in garnering attention or accolades.
Just verdicts are primarily the product of character, not IQ.
What do our Torah Sages say about the glaring differences in the two accounts of the 12 spies? And an idea for reconciling them.
In a powerful informal talk from 1974, Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik described his feelings as an elderly rebbe teaching Talmud in the classroom, and the rejuvenating experience of being part of the ongoing Mesorah of Talmud Torah.
Can anyone sincerely argue that the world’s zeal to defeat the Jewish State can be explained without appeal to the spiritual and supernatural, when our holy Torah warns us expressly of this painful fate, when we are disobedient?
His calm in a moment of near death makes me think of that famous verse in Psalms, “Though I walk through a valley of the shadow of death, I fear no harm, for You are with me (Ps. 23:4).”
Blessed are the Jews who chose to immigrate to the Land of Israel, settle it, and fight for the establishment and defense of the state.
