May the learning of these words of Torah serve as a merit le’iluy nishmat Menachem Mendel ben Harav Yoel David Balk a”h.   Bava Kamma

Bamidbar: 6:18 Rabbi Zevulun Haimovitz did not have beautiful hair—not that his hair was particularly important to him. It had been rather curly when he

Boaz clearly exhibits romantic interest in Rut in Perek 2 of Megillat Rut. Why then did the relationship fail to blossom into marriage at that

I have written a few times in this forum about the wonderful trip to Eretz Yisroel, which I enjoyed along with our bechor Shalom this

In last month’s article, we observed the convergence of Torah precepts and psychological theories regarding the critical role “self-love” plays as a prerequisite for healthy

In his essay, “On the Collaboration Between Home and School” (Collected Writings of Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch, Feldheim Publishers, New York, 1992, pp. 101 ff.),

A considerable amount of Parshat Naso is spent repeating in detail the offerings that each nasi brought to the Mishkan. Almost all of these pesukim

Over the years we have learned that the best occasions are those when our entire family is together. That does not mean that we have

Dear readers: The beginning of this week’s column is reprinted with permission of the author, which would be me. If you read my blog post

(The following is an excerpt of my newest book, What Is This—Some Kind of Joke? which is finally on sale wherever books are sold. Jewish