Chanukah is when we tap into the spiritual debate between the Jews and the Greeks, as the Greeks specifically attempted to destroy our spiritual way

Rooted In Hoda’ah The Gemara1 describes how (in the years after the miracle) Chanukah became a holiday: “L’shana acheret kva’um v’asa’um yamim tovim b’hallel u’v’hoda’ah,

Each year as Chanukah approaches, I look forward to these eight nights during which we have the opportunity to focus each evening on our connection

In the time of Chazal, the minhag was to light the menorah outside in the front courtyard. It was to be lit by the entranceway

This is a true story that took place in the 1970s. Rabbi Dr. Nahum Rabinovitch, then principal of Jews’ College, the rabbinic training seminary in

Secular writers claim that the Torah is incompatible with democracy, since it calls for a king. This misguided conclusion stems from a superficial understanding of

Editor’s note: This series is reprinted with permission from “Insights & Attitudes: Torah Essays on Fundamental Halachic and Hashkafic Issues,” a publication of TorahWeb.org. The

Parshat Vayeishev Amos, a contemporary of the prophets — Yeshayahu, Micha and Hoshea — was a simple shepherd by trade who was called upon by

A number of years ago, I was speaking to a student about a recent trip he had taken with his family to Eretz Yisroel. It

Let’s start with a few definitions. You likely know “synonym” and “antonym,” and would consult a thesaurus to find just the right word. But, there

Our parsha opens with the challenging dynamics between Yosef and his siblings. The Torah relates Yaakov’s favoritism of Yosef, which aroused hatred by the brothers

אֵלֶּה תֹּלְדוֹת יַעֲקֹב יוֹסֵף בֶּן שְׁבַע עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה הָיָה רֹעֶה אֶת אֶחָיו בַּצֹּאן וְהוּא נַעַר אֶת בְּנֵי בִלְהָה וְאֶת בְּנֵי זִלְפָּה נְשֵׁי אָבִיו וַיָּבֵא יוֹסֵף