Passion, stability, and the way of the world
Why we don't make matzah the year round food, pushing chametz aside, and trying for maximum holiness.
Why we don't make matzah the year round food, pushing chametz aside, and trying for maximum holiness.
Only one letter separates chametz from matza. What does this signify?
When we jump to today’s time, we’re fighting an enemy who is not even called a man in the Torah. Their essence is pure savagery.
Were there not other great things that could have made Yitro say, ‘Now I know,’ such as the actual redemption or the splitting of the sea?
The gravity and majesty of olam haba and dreams are ever-present themes in the world.
The essence of Yaakov is truth=emet, in its truest form.
Are Jews allowed to celebrate Thanksgiving? Read Rabbi Soloveitchik's answer.
If you look at Noach, you see how bringing nachas to G-d is our purpose as individuals and as a nation.
Open even a small space like the eye of a needle for G-d, said our Sages, and He will widen it till it is the size of a hall. Read how the laws of a kosher sukkah reference that inspiring and hopeful idea.
We know the well-known Gemara (Bava Kamma 92a), that those who daven for others will have their prayers answered first
There is a wise path to take to merit a positive judgment on Rosh Hashanah and lengthen one’s days.
Let's let's face it - they are loud and in your face.
Is teshuva a prerequisite for Redemption?
We've faced the Gazans in the past and they have reappeared as a mix with the Yishmaelim and Amaleikim.
The Rav famously said, there's no kedusha without hachana - no holiness without preparation. And now, where do we find ourselves on the ladder to holiness once Shavuot is over?
It was not 24,000 students but two non-cohesive groups of 12,000 each. An analysis of the meaning of this presentation.
How is it that milah brings completeness? And what is the connection with the Menorah?
“Brief” encounters can lead to devastation.
Rabbi Zilberstein, shlita, recommended that everyone should take upon themselves two extra things to do for Shabbat.
We don't know why this has happened, but we must raise ourselves, based on what has happened, to new levels of Kiddush Hashem.
Giving away Gaza was a death sentence for the Jews of Israel as we have seen in the past and as we see now.
We can reach a Yom Kippur even in our brokenness, as this is when we got the second tablets,a state of completeness within human existence.
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.
We can define baseless hatred halakhically.. But how can we overcome it?
To merit seeing the Third Temple, we must build ourselves from inside out and breed sincerity in our hearts.
A look at Zimri and what his messianic hopes tell us.
No one can predict as yet who will be president, but it’s important to know that former Vice Pres. Pence is a man of character. Op-ed.
For most, breaking middot is a lifetime of work that never stops.
Children are new creations brought into this world and the Exodus occurred for each one.
Being clear of sin is the goal for both the guf and neshamah in anticipation of the final resurrection.
An Erev Rav Analysis and the Pesach opportunity. The mixed multitude that left Egypt with us are alive and well, plaguing every generation.
The fourth son brings an important message that guides our lives.
Why does jealousy exist?
It seems like a contradiction in timing, but it is really a model for living.
The Chafetz Chaim once said that world disasters are messages from G-d to do teshuva.
While Pompeo's words at his book launching reflected his pro-Israel views, they were echoed in the choice of venue and participants. Op-ed.
I will never meet such a person again. But his memories push me to be a better person.
This Shabbat, we read the last portion of the Book of Genesis. An overview of an underlying theme..
The word "emor" is softer than the usual "daber" found in the Torah. Why is "emor" used at the start of the parasha and later on "daber"?
A story shows how one's middot, literally 'measures', but alluding to values, are central to mitzvas, as is Counting the Omer.
When you think of man, what comes to mind? How would you frame man? How would you label the first human, Adam HaRishon?
Seven is the natural number, eight is above nature. This week's parasha is "On the 8th day." How fitting for the shiva for Rav Kanievsky
The Torah is a compilation of music that speaks to every person individually on their own level.
Truth emerges at the end, but there is truth in every moment. One of the gifts G-d gave us was the chance to achieve salvation in a moment.
One must first be Nitzavim - standing in stillness and reflection - before he can be Vayelech.
The names of parshiot and people’s names define their essence.and interestinly, two are named after doomed characters.