Even most Sephardic Jews have not heard of Rav Ovadia Hedaya. Yet, Chacham Hedaya played and continues to play a crucial role in Sephardic life.
Around 25 years ago, on Shabbat Bereishit, I attended a Friday night talk of Rav Aharon Lichtenstein, zt”l, prior to Maariv prayers. These extensive wide-ranging
In our Monday parshanut shiur at Lamdeinu we are studying the story of the engagement of Yitzchak and Rivkah in Chapter 24 of Sefer Bereishit.
The Song of Nature Parshat Bereishit The connection of this selection to our parsha of Bereishit seems rather obvious. The opening words of this selection
Amos was attending a week-long Arachim Seminar. At the concluding Motzei Shabbos symposium he was one of the few asked to describe his experience at
In the beginning…there was chaos. And then there were heaven and earth. And plants and animals and man. Then there was the Sabbath, and Eden…and
You only get one body; take care of it! These aren’t my words, they’re God’s. Please read on. Even if you don’t believe in an
We all wonder about those long lifespans recorded at the beginning of Genesis. For example, we are told that Adam lived 930 years, that Shet
One of the central actions of Yom Kippur is to admit wrongdoing as a way of achieving atonement. As we pray we detail a long
Most of us give little thought to random acts that we take for granted. Rarely are workers in stores noticed for the menial jobs that
Highlighting: “Be, Become, Bless,” By Rabbi Yaakov Nagen. Koren Publishers Jerusalem. 2019. Paperback. 350 pages. English. ISBN-13: 978-1592645275. “Be, Become, Bless: Jewish Spirituality between East
Reviewing: “The Emperors and the Jews,” by Ari Lieberman, Mosaica Press, 2019. This book is actually comprised of three different parts that are seamlessly woven
