In honor of Rav Kook's yahrzeit, today, 3 Elul, a cinematic adaption of his poem "The Struggle".
Take the time in Elul to contemplate the messages in the Rosh Hashanah Amidah will make this entire month and season more meaningful.
Israel's first Chieff Rabbi: Monetary law is intrinsically more complicated than criminal law because its goal is rectification.
In this week's exploration, we delve into the initial verses of the Parsha, with a spotlight on the renowned proclamation to pursue justice.
Learn how the Torah guarantees that justice is administered - and a comparison to Israel's court system.
These are the calls of Elul, Rosh Hashana, and Yom Kippur - awaken to your responsibilities, as the Rambam writes (Tshuva chapter 3).
If Judaism Is immutable, how can it be relevant?
Young religious Zionist Torah scholars connect each Torah Reading with the Land of Israel.
Among the customs for this month in which we get ready for the New Year, is the reciting of a specific psalm. Why?
Never forget this great lesson of the Torah – “Tzedek, tzedek tirdof,” – “Justice, justice you shall pursue.
A Jewish king’s purpose starts where that of a non-Jewish king often ends.
The late Menachem Begin is often quoted as saying there are judges in Jerusalem, but the phrase is taken out of context.
Judaism is the NATIONAL CONSTITUTION of the Jewish NATION. And that can only come about in the Land of Israel.
Career coaching in the parasha: Shoftim: The buck stops here!
With what perspective can judges administer punishment for sins?
We need to overcome the "Shidduch Crisis."
On the proposed law for appointing municipal rabbis and points raised by Rabbi Eliezer Melamed.
The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life.
According to the Torah, the public should have a key part in determining the character of the local judges and rabbis
There are false leaders everywhere. Will we believe in them and give them power or not?
The Talmud tells us three ways to assess character. The three festivals show how this works.
Young religious Zionist scholars find the connections to the the Holy Land in the parasha.
G-d calls us His children and His chosen in the same breath. How does that work?
Israel's first Chief Rabbi: What happens if a debtor insists on repaying his loan?
Moshe articulates our nation's mission statement - but associates it with apparently unrelated commandments. Why?
The principle of principles - what do the commentaries say about this and how it affects every Jew?
When all you can see are carcasses, here is something wrong with you.
Much of what we appreciate and enjoy in the workplace is the camaraderie with our colleagues. That is what the Jewish festivals are about.
The 7 Haftarot of Consolation from Isaiah are his magnificent prophecies of the halcyon days to come, in our return en masse to the Land.
Hashem has not changed His mind.
True, we have returned home - a giant leap towards the goal, however there are deep pitfalls still in front of us.
A unique way of looking at the protests that have made a misery of the lives of ordinary Israelis.
Yehudah (Leib/Louis) Ben Nussan HaLevi Moskowitz (November 11-August 5, 2023), Tzadik, returned his soul to its maker on Yud Chet, Av.
Mt. Gerizim and Mt. Eval teach us that our environment isn’t determinative.
Where do we see any nechama after Tisha B’Av? Year after year another Tisha B’Av passes, and we are left bereft of a Third Temple.
When is the last time you stopped to actually look at the words of “Al ha’Michya”?
On kosher food, Mashiach, Free Will and the Jewish calendar.
What characterizes a dispute for Heaven’s sake, and why in such a dispute, the position of the opposing party should not be rejected.
Israel's first Chief Rabbi: Why is Birkat Hamazon recited after the meal, while the blessing for Torah study is recited before studying?
The Rebbe didn't even smoke.
The Sages of the Talmud warned us long ago that nerves of steel would be needed to bear the birth pains leading to the Mashiach’s arrival.
Young religious Zionist Torah scholars connect each parasha with the Holy Land.
In this week's Parsha, we encounter the renowned second paragraph of the "Shema" prayer—Parashat Ve'haya Eim Shamo'a.
The Split In Israel: Hatikvah Vs. Bentching. What does one have that the other doesn't?
Our ancestors found G-d’s law difficult to obey, but G-d never lowered His standards.
The service in the Beit Hamikdash is the prototype of all the mitzvot.
What is the fate of Jews today who are already in the galut and refuse to reunite with Yerushalayim and Eretz Yisrael?
The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life.
For Tu B'Av, A critical look at the Shidduch Crisis in the Jewish community. Op-ed.
Three weeks of sadness requires seven weeks of consolation. That’s the period of the calendar that we are in right now.
A sea of tears and joy.
There have been countless artistic representations of the Beit Hamikdash since its destruction, but what did it really look like?
The prophecy from the past week and for this week will tell you where happiness is found. And it is not in demonstrations.
Israel's first Chief Rabbi: Why isn't saying Shema once daily enough?
One of G-d's greatest kindnesses to us is allowing us to pray. Prayer affects reality.
Young Israeli religious Zionist Torah scholars on the parasha's connection to the Land of Israel.
What words, advice, or events are burnished in fire within you that you wish to pass down?
What lies at the heart of the relationship between Shabbat and honoring your parents?
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