The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life.
Rebulding the Holy Temple is possible - time to begin, even if it means rebelling against the Chief Rabbinate and its Rabbinic Council.
Life is truly a ladder set up on the ground, but its top reaches heaven.
From A to Z - Judaism embraces every aspect of life. An alphabetical guide to looking at things the Jewish way.
What we eat and how we eat distinguish us and elevate us from the beasts of the fields.
This is a pivotal period for the outdoor minyanim that dot frum communities all around the country. Will they survive the winter?
Israel's first Chief Rabbi and iconic leader of Religious Zionism: How much should we be involved in this world and its pleasures?
Does the Torah permit an ultrasound to know the gender of a baby before it's born?
Esau's error is a foolish and sometimes tragic one that many of us make in our lives.
The Sages said that Yitzchak represents 'gevura', courage and might, but it is Abraham, Moses and Joshua who waged wars. What do they mean?
Praying is a process that moves in two directions.
We all know that Eisav was a hunter. But when we meet him the main thing we hear is that he’s tired. What is making Eisav so tired?
I discovered two incredible details in this week's Torah portion
The way that Rivka and Yitzchak's prayers were answered teaches us that G-d has His own accounting when it comes to prayer.
Commentators give several reasons for this to have happened, as it has throughout history, but perhaps the simplest explanation is the best.
The choice of different names and their use for a person or object conveys love for unique characteristics. So it is with our land.
Why are our voices today more powerful than ever before?
Isaac never intended to give the blessing of the covenant to Esau. He intended to give each child the blessing that suited them.
Regardless who is president of the US next year, God is certainly not abandoning the Jewish People! Israel's history is proof.
If there is a real danger to human life on Shabbat, the decision whether to desecrate Shabbat should be made by professionals.
The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life.
Chaim Walder, as always, knows how to reach young people's hearts. And at the Chabad Kinus, Rabbi Kottarsky did the same for adults.
It is surprising that Rivkah did not ask her righteous husband Yitzchak what was in store for her sons and went to Shem and Ever instead.
Let's cut across organized religious, divisive racial and government lines and declare a day dedicated to G-d.
Isaac married into a poisonous branch of his father's family. No wonder Rebecca was happy to leave.
We can learn much about parenting from the Matriarchs and Patriarchs.
The annual Chabad Shluchim (emissaries) Conference is held online this year - celebrating communities and memorializing victims.
Rav Yitzhak, the shinng luminary of Jewish Renaissance,
Fasting, prayer, love of Zion and festivities: how Ethiopia's Beta Israel Jews enriched Israeli Jewish life with a unique, ancient festival.
It's not only nurture, it is also nature that plays a role in choosing a bride.
Abraham’s tests are our reassurance and proofs. Erekat's claims of an 'ancestral homeland' are as false as those Abraham faced.
Torah from Israel's first Chief Rabbi, the iconic leader of Religious Zionism: Love is bound to our self, but love of G-d transcends self.
If you take away the lines, do you take away the joy and sadness? The wisdom?
Rivkah makes a momentous decision that will change her life and the lives of her descendants.
Rivkah was a beautiful flower growing in a desert, but she came from the family of Avraham and knew about his deeds.
We find the lengthy story of Eliezer going to find Yitzchak a bride. Why does the Torah elaborate and repeat itself so much in this story?
Perhaps, if Trump does not overturn the election results, it is so that his merits remain etched in the eternal memory of our nation.
The greatest victory over disappointment and failure is the courage to move forward. Abraham's message for today is in this week's parasha.
This Torah portion tells us that Abraham was blessed "with everything" and some commentators say that means having a daughter.
Abraham's negotiations in Hevron are a lesson for the future.
A tribute to Rabbi Lord Sacks z”l.
Learning about married life and a successful relationship from the story of the matchmaking between Yitzchak and Rivka.
Rabbi Sacks z’’l prepared a full year of Covenant & Conversation for 5781, based on his book Lessons in Leadership.
Life is not made up of firework displays, but anyway, how much useful light do fireworks provide?
Rebbe Nachman writes this on Mother Sarah and us: 'This is the essence of perfection – to begin to live over and over again.'. How?
The first and only instance in which he chose not to consult with Sara and to work alone led to her tragic death.
Torah insights on the need for negotiations, looking back at Abraham's purchase, Eliezer's mission, gifts from crooks- amd bible critics.
Parshat Lech Lecha, Vayera, and Chayei Sarah are the Torah portions of personal departure from America, and our arrival in Eretz Yisrael.
The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life.
I look in wonder at the growth of Orthodox Jewry in my lifetime, not only in terms of intensity of Jewish life, but numbers and population.
A child is not obligated to turn a blind eye to the shortcomings of his parents, but should make an effort to see their positive sides.
Sara laughed when G-d told her she was going to have a baby at age 90! Or did she? She denies it! And who's asking, anyway? I
A poet might find irony is the request. A dramatist, cruelty. A comedian, absurdity. But Abraham was simply a man of G-d.
Imagine being asked what you are doing with your commitment to Judaism. What will you answer?
The Prophet Zecharia foresaw that two funerals would be held in Jerusalem whose eulogies would be on a par with those of Josiah and Ahab.
Why does G-d ask Abraham to do the tenth and final test, but command that he do the others?
It's all a matter of attitude - and your children absorb it.
Torah from Israel's first Chief Rabbi, iconic leader of Religious Zionism: 'What is religious humility? Why have a set location for prayer?'
Rabbi Dessler: If they were allowed to remain alive, they would surely continue to transgress.
