The heilige Rebbe Yisrael of Rhizin—the great-grandson of the maggid of Mezritch—was known for his righteousness and expansive sense of holiness. Brilliant, beloved and deeply

Parshat Kedoshim There are different minhagim regarding the haftarah that is read when Parshat Kedoshim is separated from Parashat Acharei Mot. This article discusses the

 הוּא הָיָה אוֹמֵר, עֲשֵׂה רְצוֹנוֹ כִּרְצוֹנֶךָ, כְּדֵי שֶׁיַּעֲשֶׂה רְצוֹנְךָ כִּרְצוֹנוֹ. בַּטֵּל רְצוֹנְךָ מִפְּנֵי רְצוֹנוֹ, כְּדֵי שֶׁיְּבַטֵּל רְצוֹן אֲחֵרִים מִפְּנֵי רְצוֹנֶךָ. (אבות ב:ד) Rabban Gamliel—the son

לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: My shul davens Mincha right before sunset and Maariv right after it. During the Sefirah

Following a recent meeting between increasingly concerned Jews and the government agencies charged with protecting them, I approached the senior agent representing the FBI and

The Torah describes the Land of Israel as “a land [where] milk and honey flows” numerous times, although its appearance in Parshas Kedoshim is the

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Five months after the establishment of Israel, we adopted the flag we know today. A blue Magen David on a white background, between two horizontal

In this week’s parsha of Kedoshim, we read the admonition, “You shall not turn towards worthless idols, nor shall you make for yourselves molten deities,”

לֹא תִשְׂנָא אֶת אָחִיךָ בִּלְבָבֶךָ הוֹכֵחַ תּוֹכִיחַ אֶת עֲמִיתֶךָ וְלֹא תִשָּׂא עָלָיו חֵטְא: (ויקרא יט:יז) “You should not hate your brother in your heart, you