It seems a bit odd that the Midrash Rabbah on Miketz (89:8) includes a discussion of how dreams follow their interpretation. (This idea is described
Mishnah Taanit 1:3 discusses when the Jewish community in Israel should begin to pray for rain in Birkat HaShanim. There are two views stated, both
The last several years have seen a resurgence in interest in Rabbi Yechiel Michel Epstein, zt”l, the major Ashkenazic posek who lived from 1829 to
There’s a young man I know who had it rough as a teenager. At 14 he was kicked out of yeshiva and took on behaviors
About 200 years prior to the Chanukah miracle, Alexander the Great marched upon Jerusalem, designing to capture this renowned capital. Encountering the kohen gadol named
[Although this Shabbat is also Rosh Chodesh Tevet, the haftarah’s theme connects to the holiday of Chanukah for, as we have noted in earlier articles,
As the only Black man on the Brooklyn Dodgers team, Jackie Robinson was subject to lots of derision, racism and bigotry. Determined to make it
Chanukah is often considered a family holiday. In fact, the connection between Chanukah and the Jewish home is embedded in the nature of the chag
As December arrives and the trees are losing their last leaves, the Daf Yomi daily page of Talmud resurfaced for me one of the most
On November 29, the second night of Chanukah, thousands of New Yorkers descended upon Times Square for the Shine-a-Light event to generate awareness of the
Not the prodigal son. If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you… If you can
(Courtesy of Living Lights) Over the last number of years, in celebration of Chanukah, Chabad rabbi and artist Yitzchok Moully has shared the message of
