A pivotal story in the Gemara is the Tanur Shel Achnai episode (Bava Metzia 59b). Here is the story in a nutshell: The Story in
One of the most important and underrated traits of leadership is graciousness. Gracious people have been humbled by life and grasp the vulnerability of the
Last year I sent an email to a potential donor asking to speak with him about our new building campaign for our yeshiva. No reply.
Throughout Sefer Bereishit, the recurring phrase of “[Ve’]Eleh Toldot” has appeared 11 times, depicting the development from universal to particular selection of those who will
Parshat Vayechi Throughout my years of studying and teaching the second perek of Sefer Melachim, the chapter from which this week’s haftarah is taken, the
Chanukah presents us with a difficult dilemma. The custom of eating foods that contain a lot of grease, to remind us of our victory over
Many commentaries point out that Sefer Bereishit describes the creation of the Jewish people as individuals and as families, whereas Sefer Shemot is the story
On Megillah 7a, Rav Yehuda cites Shmuel that the Book of Esther doesn’t render one’s hands ritually impure. Biblical books generally render one’s hands impure,
The mitzvah of yibum calls upon the brother of a man who died without offspring to marry the widowed sister-in-law. The process of declining to
When Yaakov realizes he is about to pass away in Parshat Vayechi, he calls his children to bless them. Each of his children gets a
At Genesis 48 we are told that Joseph brings his two children to Jacob to be blessed. Verse 13 tells us that he put Efraim
This past semester at The Idea School, a group of students participated in a class called Allied Against Hate. It partnered our students with Black
