Who May Finish a Torah Scroll?
I. A Gentile Writing A Letter in a Scroll? On October 7, 2024, Senator Lindsey Graham visited the Western Wall and filled in a letter
I. A Gentile Writing A Letter in a Scroll? On October 7, 2024, Senator Lindsey Graham visited the Western Wall and filled in a letter
Aluma Ha’itan is the sister of Amichai Vanino, who fell in a heroic battle defending Kibbutz Kfar Aza on Simchat Torah. She wrote to me
When Avraham and Lot part ways, the midrash (Bereishit Rabbah 41:7) on our parsha (13:11) relates that Lot exclaimed, “I want neither Avraham nor his
The central theme of this week’s Torah portion, Lech Lecha, is the command for Avraham to leave his homeland and journey to Eretz Yisrael, the
If I asked people to tell me who they think has had the greatest impact on modern-day Orthodox Jewish life and culture, I bet I
Last week, I wrote about the Balfour Declaration of 1917. This week, I would like to give some further background about the preceding decades. (After
One of the pillars of learning Gemara is having a strong chavruta, which we loosely translate as “study partner.” But as anyone with a true
(Courtesy of Yad Leah) Have you ever felt like a million bucks when you put on a new outfit? Ever heard the adage that “Clothes
I think that my favorite store in Teaneck is the Dollar Tree. Many of you do not know one of my many titles is Candy
* Edited by Rabbi Neil Fleischman Recently, the Jewish people celebrated Sukkot, a holiday where grown men use sleeping bags to sleep in oversized huts
The immense pain and sacrifice Israelis have endured has led to a significant development that may be the catalyst for saving the future of the
Liri Albag (Liri bat Shira), 19, was kidnapped by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023 from the Nahal Oz Outpost, where she was serving as