5+ hour, 42+ min ago   (1000+ words) Rosh Hashanah falls during an election season. We are busy following the news, reading the headlines, and discussing events with family and friends. Opinions are everywhere. Everyone has something to say. Everyone is certain that he is right, and everyone…...

5+ hour, 20+ min ago   (22+ words) Rosh Hashanah is the time for introspection with what we come before the Heavenly court. The Parsha and Current Events: Rosh Hashanah...

6+ hour, 45+ min ago   (918+ words) Less than two weeks ago we read the תּוֹכָחָה, tochachah (reprimand) - the frightening and sobering reprimand and warning of the curses that Hashem would inflict upon us as a punishment for transgressing His mitzvot (Deuteronomy 28:15-68). Parashat…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (41+ words) The Torah’s guidance for the Jewish people as a whole is to work most of the day during the six weekdays, and establish regular times for Torah study in the morning and evening. A guide. Establishing regular times for Torah…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (206+ words) "Though my father and mother forsake me, the L-rd will take me in." In just a few days, Levi and Sarah will stand together beneath the chuppah. At the moment when most couples are surrounded by parents and family, they…...

4+ week, 18+ hour ago   (33+ words) The word "settlers" is often used as a pejorative, but a study of the Torah, the Sages, and the words of our Rabbis reveals the central place of "inheritance" in the Jewish story....

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (52+ words) This week, my book ‘Cheftzei Kodesh’ (‘Holy Items’) was published as part of ‘Peninei Halakha’ series, containing he laws of tzitzit, tefillin, mezuzah, Torah scroll, the writing of Sta"m, the honor of the synagogue and its construction, genizah, and…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (401+ words) The National Library of Israel has obtained a rare original copy of what is believed to be the world’s earliest kosher cookbook, an English-language volume published in 1846 that provides a unique look at Jewish cooking and household life in Victorian…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago   (29+ words) What ingredient inhabits an aggressive capitalist who votes for Democrat candidates, almost all of whom say they detest capitalism, although many of those candidates are immensely wealthy themselves? Opinion....

5+ mon, 21+ hour ago   (546+ words) The moment Pesach ends, the Jewish home undergoes a rapid change. we move from the "bread of poverty" found in the Haggadah-the bread of miracles-back to the world of chametz. This transition is more than just a change in diet;…...