Prophets

Makhtub (Arabic)- divinely ordained

The Prophet Amos describes the punishment of Gaza for its sins. May we be privileged to see the fire that devours Gaza.

Our generation's prophets of doom and prophets of consolation

The role of the prophets is to look beyond the present.

Are we listening now? No one listened to Noah

If we look at the prophets of Israel, we will notice an amazing fact: Generally speaking, they were dismal failures.

“I ain’t no false prophet - I just know what I know...."

There are false leaders everywhere. Will we believe in them and give them power or not?

When bad things happen to good people

Since the days when the prophets asked it, that has been the ultimate question.

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 Prophecy of Moses and the Revelation at Mount Sinai

Moshe Rabbeinu’s level of prophecy was distinct from all other prophets in his clear vision, and in his ability to prophesize at all times.

Prophecy in the Nation of Israel

Prophecy is a revelation of God’s love for those of His creatures who are devoted to Him.

"What do you see?"

The question “What do you see?” occurs only seven times throughout the Tanakh, and is addressed to only three men, all of them prophets.

VAYERA 5782

How can one go to school to become a prophet?

Prophecy is one of the highest forms of communication with God. There were, in ancient times, schools that trained people to become prophets

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Weekly Torah Study: What is prophecy?

How can we uinderstand how prophecy differs from ordinary speech?

Fools and Prophets

When antisemites speak, our tendency is to see them as fools. But maybe there is a message to be gleaned from this random antisemitism..

Ki Teitzei: Remembering Miriam's punishment

Torah from Israel's first chief rabbi, the iconic leader of Religious Zionism.

A Sage is greater than a Prophet

What for the Prophets was a dazzling vision of a distant future was, for the Sages, a practical programme.

The Jew-haters in the Book of Numbers

The Sages tell us that Moses wrote the Book of Bilaam. He had good reason to record this antisemite's words.

Zechor na - We must always remember Bilaam's real intentions

From Bilaam to the UN, we have been cursed and slandered by eloquent talking heads. When Micah said "remember" he meant in the future.

Am Segula: Uri Tzvi Greenberg, prophet of catastrophe

Molotov Cocktails thrown during prayers at prophets' tombs

Molotov Cocktails and rocks thrown at some 300 visitors who entered tombs of prophets Natan and Gad near Hevron to pray.

MK Sarsour: Jews are 'Prophet Murderers'

Ibrahim Sarsour targets the Jewish nation as "prophet murderers" for an article which was "an insult to Islam and Christianity" alike.