Torah

Ki Tavo:

Bringing Har Sinai to Eretz Yisrael

This is the Torah of Eretz Yisrael - and we have to say Amen.

The great divide

Flailing of the Israeli courts are an attempt to crush the unity of the Jewish people. Op-ed.

Taking Torah Seriously - on how to wage war

Instead of adopting the Torah’s approach of besieging a city with starvation, thirst, and the spread of disease, we have embraced the opposite approach, and then complain when the war drags on, our soldiers are killed, and our hostages suffer privation and death.

If Judaism Is immutable, how can It be relevant?

A Tale of Two Torahs: The timeless and the timely.

Revivim:

'Do not forsake My Torah'

The destruction of the Land occurred not only because they did not listen to God’s voice and did not fulfill the commandments, but also because they forsook the Torah.

"This is the statute of the Torah": Chukat haTorah

Questions and answers of rabbinic commentators on the idea of laws for which we have no reason.

Eretz Yisrael in the parasha: Initiative in battle for the land

Young religious Zionist scholars find connections between the Torah reading and the Land of israel.

Israel's 1st Chief Rabbi:

The Lesson of Mount Sinai

Where would one expect that God would reveal His Torah to the Jewish people?

Shavuot and Torah: The 'yetser hara' conundrum

At the end of days, the nations will claim that they are entitled to be rewarded, even though they did not keep the Torah.

Matan Rosh Hodesh Sivan Torah Essay:

“A great voice, and added no more”

The question which Torah was given at Sinai relates to an important controversy between Rabbi Yishmael and Rabbi Akiva.

About the Jews

Islamist, be careful what you prophesize. Let the world be on notice that the Jew will nevermore drown in a sea of antisemitism, waiting for a rescuer.

Haredim and the Living Torah

In a perfect world, in my view, every Jew would spend time as a soldier and every soldier would spend time learning in a yeshiva – the former to teach us how to fight, the latter to teach us what we are fighting for.

Important themes of Rav Yitzchok Hutner's teachings

Part 3: Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Founders and Pillars of the Jewish People.

Ki Tisa: The real you Is perfect

Our sages taught that when we repent properly, even deliberate sins are turned into merits.

Mishpatim: Accepting two Torahs

Israel's first Chief Rabbi: The Jewish people received two Torahs at Sinai.

Mishpatim: Time for Torah

When I study the Torah and come to “know” G-d’s thinking as well as Adam knew Eve, G-d is present in my mind.

Yitro: A pure Revelation

Israel's first Chief Rabbi: The Torah given to Moses by Hashem at Sinai is exactly what he gave the Jewish people.

The light keeper

There is only one source of light. There is no pluralism in the Torah. Our multiple opinions and traditions must align with the single source of the Torah’s light.

Rabbi Dr. Raymond Apple has passed away

Formerly the leading Jewish rabbinic spokesman in Australia, Rabbi and Mrs. Apple made aliya upon his retirement. His concise and well-chosen Divrei Torah were featured on Arutz Sheva for many years.

Is there no Torah in Exile?

How can our Sages say that there is no Torah in the Diaspora? The Jews continued learning Torah all over the world.

Jewish victory depends on Jewish unity

Torah Templates of the past predict future patterns of Jewish History and Destiny.

A time to study esoteric wisdom

Israel's first Chief Rabbi: At times, the soul grows weary of the confines of exact sciences, the limited aspirations of narrow disciplines.

Which commandments are more important?

Commandments between man and G-d or man and his fellow man - which are more important?

A small, lonely and eternal people

Even the cursory reader senses that Avraham and Sarah are up to something great – that this is no ordinary tale of pioneering and struggle.

What we must do after the war

Israel must retake control of the entire Land of Israel and never withdraw again.

A tale of two Torahs: The timeless and the timely

If Judaism Is immutable, how can it be relevant?

Eikev: Blessings over bread and Torah

Israel's first Chief Rabbi: Why is Birkat Hamazon recited after the meal, while the blessing for Torah study is recited before studying?

Why Israel must reclaim its soul now

The Split In Israel: Hatikvah Vs. Bentching. What does one have that the other doesn't?

Rabbi Shinshon Rafael Hirsch: Should we make the Torah easier?

Our ancestors found G-d’s law difficult to obey, but G-d never lowered His standards.

Report:

Sweden to change law related to burning of sacred texts

Swedish government reportedly informs Israel it is working to change local law following uproar over burning of Jewish Bible.

Naftali Bennett:

'Burning a Torah is not free speech, it's hatred and incitement'

Former PM interviewed on Swedish television, explains why Israel is against the Swedish decision to allow a Torah to be burned in public.

Rabbi Dr. Shalom Gold has passed away

Leading rabbi, Torah lecturer and speaker Rabbi Dr. Shalom Gold, passed away on Shabbat.

After Quran burning:

Stockholm authorities receive application to burn Torah

Police in Stockholm receive new applications to burn religious texts following burning of Quran that sparked outrage in the Muslim world.

Op-ed:

Israel can regain the world's respect by embracing its Heritage

Israel's attempts to gain the respect it deserves are not succeeding, and it’s worth considering why. Op-ed.

Balak: An Eternal People

Israel's first Chief Rabbi: The Torah does not extol nationalism for its own sake. When the Jews became a people, they were given a mission.

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.