There are certain phrases, motions and actions that instantly become catchphrases. They may have been non-existent one day, and then the next day everyone seems
In a “Torah Anytime” clip, Rabbi Eliyahu Maksumov says that the word chaver (friend) has the same letters as cherev (sword). You would think it
Last week I discussed which “Kadesh” the nation stayed at “for many days,” siding with those who say it was the Kadesh next to Edom.
ואהבת: It is generally agreed that abstract verbs are later developments that arise from concrete verbs. This is a phenomenon that occurs not just in
The organization of parsha of Vaetchanan seems disjointed. Although the parsha commences with Moshe explaining that he will not be allowed to enter the land
So what are the top eight things to know about Shabbos Nachamu? #1. Firstly, being joyous and celebrating Shabbos Nachamu is a custom with deep
When a tenant complained that the landlord was watching him by means of a video hook-up secreted in the clock on his bedroom wall which
The Secret Revolution Recently, I asked fellow speakers if they shared my perception: Lectures given before October 7 are markedly different from those delivered afterward.
War is full of tragedy. Soldiers, civilians, society—nothing remains the same. People suffer injury, loss, death and displacement. Israelis today are experiencing not just war
Torah U’Parnasa The approach to secular wisdom described last week is different from what could be called “Torah u’parnasa,” which locates the value of secular
It would seem that Shabbos Nachamu and the nechama (comfort) that follows right after Shabbos Chazon and Tisha B’Av is because, within this week, falls
A conversation with Rabbi Paysach Krohn, renowned author and lecturer; and Rabbi Eliezer Krohn, rabbinic counselor for PUAH. As Tisha B’Av approached this year, I’m
