Torah

The Torah of Eretz Yisrael vs. the Torah of Chutz la’Aretz

The natural environment in the Land of Israel supports the observance of Torah; it does not depend on miracles and overcoming nature.

The Torah – a Global Moral Revolution

The Giving of the Torah to Israel rectified an entire world which was subject to slavery, incest, and injustice in law

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American yeshiva students visit Rabbi Gershon Edelstein

The senior haredi leader discussed the Torah's sweetness with the students, who came to visit ahead of the Shavuot holiday.

The gift from Esau and Ishmael: Naaseh veNishma

Ramban:’Had not Israel accepted the Torah, the world would have returned to nothingness, BY ITSELF...’.

Every Jew is a letter in the Torah

But - we sink or swim together, just as a kosher Torah needs all its letters to be kosher.

Yitro: Torah demands integrity

No ego and no pretentiousness. Ego is an acronym for edging G-d out.

Yitro: The small things in life that build a healthy society

Why is there such an apparent emphasis on Yitro and his arrival when this week's parsha contains the Revelation at Mount Sinai?

May your Torah spring forth from you

The Sara Litton z”l Monthly Emunah Essay: You have undiscovered holy waters waiting to burst forth from within.

From the Torah Teachings of Rabbi Druckman ztz”l

The main point of greatness in the Torah is to understand the important things, as Rabbi Haim ztz”l did.

Remembering a Gaon

I will never meet such a person again. But his memories push me to be a better person.

Rabbi Shimshon Refael Hirsch on Miketz: What was Yosef thinking?

Do righteous men play cruel games on other people?  How could Yosef terrify his brothers?

Watch: The hidden theme of Hanukkah

The Rav talking about the hidden world and the revealed world.of Hanukkah.

The world hates the Jews because we are messengers of morality

The Torah is the epitome of morality, and we delivered the Torah to the world.Op-ed.

Your parents' sins

History and generations. When family history lays questionable baggage on your back.

The Changing of an Era, part VI: Rav Yitzchok Hutner's legacy

In a sense, Rav Hutner during his lifetime existed beyond time and place. Last of a series. Links to previous articles are below.

24 Hours Left!

Grand Sefer Torah Experience! YOUR Sefer Torah!

Each ticket purchased is an investment into a vision of a world revolving totally around Torah and Mitzvos.

Ekev: A life of seasons

There is plenty of room for individual expression in Judaism. Perhaps not in the days of our calendar, but in the choices of life.

Rabbi and his wife make aliyah with pre-WWII Torah from Poland

Rabbi Alvin and Esther Reinstein are moving from New Jersey to Efrat with a Torah scroll from pre-WWII Poland.

No Torah in the Diaspora? How can it be?

When Am Yisrael is scattered and out of its place, then the Name of G-d, which is the Torah, cannot come to full expression in this world

A dose of reality

The Torah is not changing. Homosexual conduct is forbidden, and no parades or bullying will change that. It is a personal issue. Op-ed.

The glow of humility

Zohar means "glow" in Hebrew - and humility, glowing and eternal, is diametrically opposed to pride.

Shavuot and the Torah of Eretz Yisrael

The word “Morasha” (inheritance) is written only twice in the Torah. Once in reference to the Land and once in reference to the Torah

What sort of Jewish State?

The world knows quite well that we are a Jewish and democratic State. Arab deeds leave no doubt that they know the facts. Do we? Op-ed.

Omer conundrums

All you have to do is count until Shavuot, but it is not as simple as it seems.

Parent Principles: An introduction

Moses received the Torah from Sinai, and gave it to Joshua, and Joshua to the elders, and the elders to the prophets.

The Ishmaelites are living up to their name: Are we?

When you think of man, what comes to mind? How would you frame man? How would you label the first human, Adam HaRishon?

The true Torah Way

The greatest Sanctification of Hashem's Name is the return of the Jewish People to Israel, Last Shabbat's Haftorah tells us that succinctly

We lack Jewish Sovereignty

We may be called Israel, but we do not live up to the name in practice.Op-ed.

Word, letter and stone

Why do we need to enforce the Oral Torah and rely on the validity of the Written Torah? Why isn't it the other way around?

The Id, the Yid, and the Super-Ego

The three layers of self.

Choose one mitzva

Become an expert in one mitzvah and gradually expand to a second, a third, a fourth one, and eventually the total mitzvah-life

Antisemitism is a symptom of a greater problem

If the reasons people give for hating us are contradictory or irrational, to them it all makes sense and feels natural. Op-ed.

The endless movements of the Torah

The Torah is a compilation of music that speaks to every person individually on their own level.

Religious Affairs Minister: Without Torah we have nothing

Minister Matan Kahana responds to no confidence motion, says 'those who can study Torah must. That is what State of Israel stands for.'

With donation of new Torah, second synagogue opens in Aruba

Second synagogue opens in Aruba with donation of newly commissioned Torah.

Turkish police confiscate smuggled 1,000-year-old Jewish Books

Four books and an ancient Torah scroll were illegally smuggled into Turkey from a synagogue in Damascus.

What does a baby's brit have to do with the Land of Israel?

Brit mila and Torah study are especially great mitzvot, therefore, dwelling within the Land is especially connected to them.

From the beginning till the end of time

The opening word of the Torah “in the beginning” already encoded all of what was to come, the potential of everything which will ever be.

No more, no less: A powerful story

The first letter of the Torah is bet, the last is lamed. Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson spoke of the letters before and after bet and lamed.

Torah Live

Torah Live Makes Torah Come Alive for Our Children

With Torah Live Kids are thriving. Parents are fascinated. Teachers are animated. Events are coming alive.

Mastery of Hilchot Shabbat

Gain Mastery of Hilchot Shabbat

How Bnei Torah are Gaining Mastery of Hilchos Shabbos in This Online Program Based on Rabbi Berkovits’s Smicha Curriculum

Search underway off Long Island beach for stolen Torah scrolls

Crews scramble to search coastline with worry that suspect may have thrown the two Torah scrolls into the Atlantic Ocean.

What we can learn from the Taliban

Armies fueled by religious faith can only be beaten by an even greater religious faith and belief in the righteousness of the battle.Op-ed.

Life is a choice, what's yours?

'There are so many people today who are seeing the truth, and coming to the path of Torah.'

Q&A: Why Does G-d Test Me With Such Difficult Challenges?

As part of the IsraelNationalTorah series, Rav Uriel Tuito delivers an important answer to a series of similar questions on a crucial topic

Jews staying on the same page

The only way to ensure the short and long term viability of a Torah based society is loyalty to the same Torah.

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Join a new program by Rav Berkovits: Mitzvas Talmud Torah

Everybody wants to be a Talmid Chacham, everybody wants their children to be Talmidei Chachamim.

Gaining Mastery of laws of Shabbos in Online Program

Hilchos Shabbos online program is based on Rabbi Berkovits’s rabbinical ordination curriculum.

Rabbi praises the City of Torah in Mexico

Rabbi Chaim Schabes, who served as Rabbi in Mexico and is now a Rabbi & Educator in Monsey speaks about the new Jewish initiative in Mexico

Understanding the Mission

The great sin of the spies was due to the fact that they misunderstood their mission.

And you shall choose life

Within the twilight of a pandemic and in the wake of unhindered violence, we stand at the crossroads as a nation with two paths before us.

The timeless message of the suspended mountain

"The Holy One overturned the mountain above like a tub, and said:’If you accept the Torah-good, and if not- there will be your burial’."

Marking 33 years of women's Torah studies in Jerusalem

Rabbanit Malke Bina, founder of 'Matan', looks back on 33 years of pioneering work in women's Torah education in Israel. Op-ed.

"But I want it!" - A Torah thought for Super Bowl Sunday

Learning to control our deisres is the subject of a video clip aimed at the young, but applicable to all.

Socialism opposing Torah

Why would anyone think that socialism could oppose Torah? Opinion

Torah IS Law

Through study of science, we can understand phenomenal success of operation of these laws in maintaining continuing operation of existence.

Lessons from Rabbi Shimshon Raphael Hirsh - and an 11 year old

Gratitude with sensitivity to humans, gratitude even to the inanimate. Respect for oneself and respect for one's past.

'Marital relationships rest on three things'

Learning about married life and a successful relationship from the story of the matchmaking between Yitzchak and Rivka.

Live: Seeach Sod Torah dedication ceremony

Join vehicle parade in honor of the Seeach Sod organization.

What is your special mission?

Equality is not the same as sameness. We are not expected to be the same but we must always continue to grow.