A couple of weeks ago my family and I went on a trip for a few days. On the plane, I was sitting next to
This week’s portion, Tetzaveh, opens with a particular mitzvah that seems, at first glance, to be rather out of place: Hashem tells Moshe: “VeAtah tetzaveh
Parshat Tetzaveh The final chapters of Sefer Yechezkel are dedicated to a description of the final Beit Hamikdash, an indestructible one that would be built
Rebbe Yekusiel Yehuda Halberstam, zy”a, the “Shefa Chaim” of Klausenburg, Romania, was an extraordinary gaon and tzadik. During the Holocaust he suffered the murder of
כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל יֵשׁ לָהֶם חֵלֶק לָעוֹלָם הַבָּא, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר וְעַמֵּךְ כֻּלָּם צַדִּיקִים… (אבות, הקדמה; סנהדרין י:א) Last week we learned about our special son-father relationship with
Rabbi Yitzchok Weinberger of soferlinks.com visiting Princeton University’s Center for Jewish Life to repair Sifrei Torah.
What is the halachic definition of a shoteh, whose actions have limited halachic effect? A brayta on Moed Katan 3b provides three criteria: he goes
When our twins were born over five years ago, I was informed that my rebbe, Rabbi Berel Wein, happened to be in Monsey. It was
Parshat Tetzaveh explores the topic of the kohanim. In this parsha Aaron gets anointed with oil, which is similar to Tehillim (Psalm) 133. Tehillim 133 can
This is an issue I have been thinking about for decades. We all know that word מלאך, which we usually translate as “angel.” What is
Something fascinating takes place during this week’s parsha; something so subtle most of us wouldn’t notice it had the Midrash not called our attention to
I. Hashem Has No Needs On first thought, it seems outrageous to suggest that Hashem would need us. In order to need something you have
