In the week’s Torah reading, Parshas Shelach, Moshe (Moses) sent 12 spies to scout out the Land of Canaan (which would become the Land of Israel after the Jews conquered […]
Judaism 101
Judaism 101 offers insight into the beliefs, practices, and history of Judaism, providing a solid foundation for further study.
The best Jewish food not only fills the stomach, but warms the heart. If you tell someone that you top your chopped liver with grieben, their face may light up […]
To a novice, the notion of baking challah seems very daunting. But there’s nothing like warm, homemade challah to start your Shabbat, and it turns out that once you get […]
As I write this, I am breathing a sigh of relief – that I can breathe deeply. Since people forget things quickly, I will recount this for posterity. In the […]
Towards the end of this week’s Torah reading, Parshas Beha’aloscha, a story transpired in which Miriam slandered her brother Moses in conversation with her brother Aaron, and accused Moses of […]
A Lesson To Be Learned Well-known is the premise of the Baal Shem Tov and others, that when we see things, there’s a reason for it. There’s some message to […]
This week’s Torah reading discusses the laws of Sotah. If a man suspects his wife of being disloyal to him, he may give her a warning to refrain from secluding […]
Shavuos is not only a day on which we celebrate the fact that we got the Torah on this day thousands of years ago. Our Sages tell us (Yalkut Shimoni, […]
The chag of Shavuot is approaching. What is the story of Shavuot, though? Our tradition tells us that God Himself appeared to the entire Jewish nation – men, women and children; […]
Yup, here we are again. Shavuot, the time at which it all began. When Jews became Jews. When we got the Torah. Why is the Torah Important? So, what is […]
