Every element of the Mishkan was iconic—symbolizing an important aspect of religious experience. The holiest and, arguably most iconic, article was the Ark or Aron,
May these words of Torah serve as a merit le’iluy nishmat Meira Chaya Nechama Beracha bat David Mordechai, sheyichyeh. What is the root of the
A Joint Bar Mitzvah and Shabbat Chatan Hashem blessed Shaarei Orah with an extraordinarily beautiful Shabbat last week. We experienced a joint simcha of the
A close friend told me of a major challenge in his business. An employee of several decades recently left his company to work for a
One of the greatest problems that has dogged religious life throughout the centuries is the place of material wealth and money in the structure of
Parshat Teruma “V’asu li mikdash v’shachanti b’tocham” “V’shachanti b’toch Bnei Yisrael” The selection of the fifth and sixth chapters of Sefer Melachim as the haftarah
It is very easy to intuit that the root of the word “midbar” (desert) is D-B-R, since a typical way that Hebrew forms its nouns
It is very easy to intuit that the root of the word “midbar” (desert) is D-B-R, since a typical way that Hebrew forms its nouns
The Midrash in this week’s parsha discusses a man who could’ve been easily ranked as the number-one most ferocious and intimidating person to roam this
Bnei Yisrael are told to take Terumah for God. The famous question is asked why it doesn’t say natan, to give. Perhaps we could suggest
This piece will focus on how and why some Ashkenazic Jews—both religious and (later) secular—adopted the Sephardic pronunciation of Hebrew because they deemed it superior
Just a mere six weeks ago I wrote an article titled “Norene Gilletz: A Very Special Lady.” It was meant to be a tribute to
