This week’s Torah portion is Parshas Bamidbar, which is also the name of the fourth book of the Torah. The word bamidbar literally means “in the desert.” The desert is […]
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Shavuos, the day on which we received the Torah, is celebrated with great joy every year. Besides the euphoria that Shavuos invokes, it is a day on which we ought […]
Today, May 11th, is Erev Rosh Chodesh Sivan. On this day, Jewish parents have the custom to recite Tefilas HaShlah. This prayer was composed by the Shelah Hakadosh to express […]
This week’s Torah reading, Parshas Behar, warns us of the terrible curses that will befall the Jewish Nation as a whole if we God forbid forsake the Torah and become […]
The beginning of this week’s Torah reading, Parshas Emor, discusses the revered status the Kohanim have. The Torah says that the people of this priestly tribe have distinct holiness and […]
This week’s Torah reading discusses various forbidden relationships, prefacing the topic with a warning that one should not get near such repulsive activities. Rabeinu Yonah (Shaa’rei Teshuvah, 3:80) explains that […]
A year after the Jews’ exodus from Egypt, they were commanded to bring the Passover sacrifice once again (on Passover eve) as they did the previous year. In order to […]
Okay, no, you don’t. You’re way too busy to spare that time, and we get that. But what if we told you that with just a half hour a week, […]
Some just make sure to have a bite of cheesecake, while others have full-fledged dairy meals, but most people have the custom to eat at least some dairy on Shavuos. […]
Lag Baomer, the 33rd day of Sefirat Haomer begins in the evening of Thursday, April 29 this year. Unlike the rest of this mourning period, celebrations are allowed on this […]
