A video of a Palestinian family holding a funeral for their son killed by Israeli soldiers. (It was later discovered to be staged.) A WhatsApp message claiming that Israel was […]
Is Zionism good? Jews every day for the past two thousand years have been praying for the speedy return to the land of Israel. In 1948 we got our beloved […]
In this week’s Torah reading, Parshas Korach, Korach confronts Moses, claiming that he too deserves no less an honorable status than Aaron, who was appointed as Kohen Gadol (high priest). […]
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz (the start of the month of Tamuz) begins at sundown on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 and ends at nightfall on Friday, June 11th, 2021. Rosh Chodesh literally means “head of […]
After the Jews left Egypt and received the Torah, God guided them through the desert to the Land of Israel which he had promised to grant them. In the beginning […]
In the beginning of this week’s Torah reading, Parshas Beha’alosecha, God commands Moses to instruct his brother Aaron in how to light the Menorah (a special candelabra which stood in […]
Everyone who reads this week’s Torah reading, Parshas Naso, cannot help but notice the repetition in the description of the sacrifices the Nesi’im brought. In honor of the inauguration of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
