The line of struggle for Jerusalem does not only cross Jews and non-Jews.
Who owns Judaism?
How quickly we forget 2000 years of galut and the wings of eagles that have carried us home! How quickly we forget!
The Israelites spent a long time in a state of unknowing. They had no first-hand knowledge of where they were going.
For Jerusalem Day. The paratroopers weeping at the Western Wall have become a symbol.(Note: An insight on the parsha is included at the end)
There is an inherent conflict between the liberal and traditional-Jewish camps, between values of freedom, Judaism and conservatism.
That depends....
Young religious Zionist Torah scholars explain the connections to Eretz Yisrael in each parasha.
There is no greater work of Kiruv than the inspired work of two self-made women who did not have an Orthodox upbringing.
For Yom Yerushalayim, Jerusalem's Liberation Day.
The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life.
"To go up to Jerusalem" means progress and training; which is, in other words: means happiness.
What is the status of military service vs. Torah study? Both are essential for the nations' survival.
Why did two masked men set explosives at the tomb of a great sage? Perhaps it is his message of goodness
Shmitta is the most difficult mitzva.What special relevance does the Mitzvah of Shemitah have to Har Sinai?.
G-d says: My contract precedes your contract.
Why not go for it? Why not engage with Torah?
What lies beneath the counting method for the Jubilee, the Torah's command to count seven cycles of seven years, culminating in 50 years?
Selected readings on the parasha by well known contemporary rabbinic figures.
Helping people is wonderful, indeed obligatory., but there are principles involved.
The “Tochacha” (reproach and admonition) in parashat Bechukotai. What is missing?
Young religious Zionist Torah scholars explain the connection between the parasha and the Holy Land.
How will this mitzva survive if we eradicae poverty?
"What's that got to do with...?" or in Torah language: "What does shmitta have to do with Mount Sinai,"
The story of the Jewish people: Our tears are always mixed with joy and our joy is always laden with a heavy dose of accompanying tears.
A look back at Lag Ba'Omer leads to contemplating the connection between Redemption and the kabbalistic Zohar.
Since the days when the prophets asked it, that has been the ultimate question.
What are we raising high to heaven with the flames which flicker determinedly, steadfastly, in an upward direction?
Next time you flip through a cookbook and see the worn pages and markings, know that you have created physical and spiritual sustenance.
A righteous woman of supreme greatness, she established the BJJ seminary for young women at her father, Rav Yitschok Hutner's request.
"He who serves the most reaps the most." -- Jim Rohn.
Why is there a mitzvah to eat on the day before Yom Kippur? How does this eating count as a day of fasting?
A selection of popular modern-day commentators on the parasha.
It’s a beautiful heart.
Only grain from Israel may be used in the Omer and the Two Loaves offerings.
Why does the Torah discuss the holidays and then follow it with seemingly unrelated subjects? And what does this teach us about ourselves?
Man is called on to sanctify the material world, not shun it, writes Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch. So why do we fast?
The values of marriage, probity in relationships, pedigree and family were all strengthened in the Jewish nation by the priestly laws.
The Haftarah for Emor gives us hope for the future, the future which has already begun in the last two generations.
From the moment we’re born, whether we like it or not, we’re all living in a fishbowl – people are noticing us.
The Torah puts the verse regarding the commandment of Not Eating Blood next to the commandment of Orlah (Lev.19:23). Why?
The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life.
There is scholarly debate as to the author of this easy to learn hymn based on Maimonides 13 Principles of Faith.
The first stage, which we have witnessed in our time, is the ingathering of the exiles, rejuvenation of the Land, and rebuilding the country
The courage to start all over .
Leading rabbinic commentators' thoughts on the parasha.
Israel's first Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi: There is a joy that is far greater than the sensory pleasures experienced when consuming food.
Rabbi Tarfon said:'I would be amazed, if there is any person in this generation who will accept rebuke;' And what would we say?
Young religiious Zionist Torah scholars teach connections to the Land in the parasha.
One cannot pick and choose mitzvot.
Parshat Acharei Mot focuses on the holiest day in Judaism - Yom Kippur and the role of the Kohen Hadol.
If we’re alive, it means G-d wants us to be alive, and we must “serve Him with all our might."
it appears that Hashem's agenda for our nation does not stop with a thin strip of land at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea.
"Do not place a stumbling block before the blind": How should job seekers construct their résumés?
How do we live "through" the mitzvot?
Did you know that during the era of the second Temple, all Jews were given a glimpse of the Holy of Holies?.
Rabbi Dr. Yitzhak Ben David explains why he allowed Aviv Geffen to perform on Independence Day, still the week of mourning for his father.
The processes of secularization were a result of emancipation, and not of the Zionist movement. Judaism in Israel is much better than abroad
