At one point in David Hamelech’s reign as king, his very own son Avshalom designs an entire revolt against him, committing atrocity upon atrocity. From
Most likely, Aleinu was composed as a Rosh Hashanah prayer, as the introduction to the Malchuyot verses of the Amidah. It leads perfectly into these
Question: I will be the chazan for Musaf at a small, quite new minyan. The one thing that is “foreign” to me, is that they
מעות קונות או משיכה קונה Kiddushin 28b You go online to DiamondsAreForever.Com and purchase the diamond ring of your heart’s desire. You pay with your
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם בֶּן מֵאָה וְעֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה אָנֹכִי הַיּוֹם לֹא אוּכַל עוֹד לָצֵאת וְלָבוֹא וַידֹוָד אָמַר אֵלַי לֹא תַעֲבֹר אֶת הַיַּרְדֵּן הַזֶּה: (דברים לא:ב) On the
Times were tough for the Lithuanian Jewish community in the interwar period. “What can we do to awaken the compassion of our Father-in-Heaven?” asked Rabbi
Pidyon shvuyim, the rescuing of captives, is one of the greatest mitzvos in the Torah. The Rambam writes that whoever fulfills this mitzvah is mekayem,
A somewhat cryptic mishna on Kiddushin 28a seems to discuss chalipin, such as exchanging a donkey for an ox and when each is acquired. The
One Shabbos afternoon—during the summer of 2010—in the Staum bungalow at Camp Dora Golding, a 4-year-old boy (whose last name happens to be Staum) decided
Generally, we have direct forms of interacting with one another. Say, spotting a friend across the room and calling for their attention. When playing hide-and-seek,
How can we stand before God and do teshuva, repent, after all of our mistakes and follies? The answer comes from last week’s parsha, Nitzavim,
As avid readers of The Jewish Link may have noticed, this biweekly column is now beginning its third year. The Siach BaSadeh column, part of
