(Courtesy of WTA) Now entering its second decade, Westchester Torah Academy’s growing student body and infrastructure have increased the school’s staffing needs. The executive leadership
One reason religion has survived in the modern world despite four centuries of secularisation is that it answers the three questions every reflective human being
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
If you spent time in Israel this summer, you likely visited Chizkiyahu’s water tunnel in Yerushalayim. Let us explore the spiritual significance of this spectacular
Last year close to 25 men from the Yeshiva Ner Boruch/PTI Morning Seder Chabura completed learning the entire Gemara Sukkah in depth. It was a
The season of teshuva and of moral improvement has arrived. An honest moral accounting helps us identify the sins we hope to repair and the
God Intends The Good Yosef Hatzaddik found himself in a terrible situation. Sold into slavery by his own brothers, he had every reason to feel
וַיְבִאֵנוּ אֶל הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה וַיִּתֶּן לָנוּ אֶת הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת אֶרֶץ זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבָשׁ: (דברים כו:ט) “And He brought us to this place, and He gave
By Rabbi Menachem Leibtag Moshe’s concluding remarks, at the end of his final speech, include a striking parallel to God’s original charge to Bnei Yisrael
“Vaf al pi sheyitmahmeah—im kol zeh achakeh lo bechol yom sheyavo, And even though it takes so long, I will wait every day” This week’s
Reuven was desperate. He’d lost his job and his savings were completely depleted. How would he put food on the table for his dear family?
In last week’s column, I mentioned that Rabba and Rav Yosef, third-generation Amoraim who each presided over Pumbedita academy, often argued with one another. A
