Mark Twain said it most pithily: When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the
Yeshiva vs. Family Tradition Last year, a TABC student asked: My brother returned from a year of learning in Israel’s Yeshivat Har Etzion (Gush),
We incorrectly assumed that a barbaric massacre, rape, torture and kidnapping of innocents would provoke worldwide sympathy and awaken moral clarity. Some situations are so
I was playing hide and seek with my 3-year-old granddaughter Ita, who lives in Eretz Yisrael, on a video call with her. She placed her
Avraham’s Brother This week, we read of an event very similar to what we are experiencing. Avraham goes to war to free Lot, who was
The narrative of Parshat Lech Lecha follows Avraham’s journey as he follows God’s directive, travels from his home in Haran and establishes a new life
Translating Tanach is not easy. Aside from the difficulties expressing nuances when translating anything into a different language, made even harder when translating biblical Hebrew,
Mandy and Mordy had announced their plans to make aliyah. Everyone was so happy for them. After working remotely through covid, Mordy was able to
The October 7 depravity has, of course, revealed the national glue that binds all of Klal Yisroel together. There is an unprecedented unity among us
The Mishna on Kiddushin 74a deals with people prohibited to marry into the Israelite congregation, e.g. a mamzer. The Tanna Kamma says all such prohibited
This week’s haftorah is taken from the 40th perek of Sefer Yeshayahu, a perek familiar to most of us—the chapter that begins with Hashem’s cry
וַיִּקַּח תֶּרַח אֶת-אַבְרָם בְּנוֹ, וְאֶת-לוֹט בֶּן-הָרָן בֶּן-בְּנוֹ, וְאֵת שָׂרַי כַּלָּתוֹ, אֵשֶׁת אַבְרָם בְּנוֹ; וַיֵּצְאוּ אִתָּם מֵאוּר כַּשְׂדִּים, לָלֶכֶת אַרְצָה כְּנַעַן, וַיָּבֹאוּ עַד-חָרָן, וַיֵּשְׁבוּ שָׁם. וַיִּהְיוּ
