Sanhedrin 49a, the Daf Yomi studied on the day that Prime Minister Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu became the first foreign leader to meet with President Trump
וַיָּבֹא יִתְרוֹ חֹתֵן מֹשֶׁה וּבָנָיו וְאִשְׁתּוֹ אֶל־מֹשֶׁה אֶל־הַמִּדְבָּר אֲשֶׁר־הוּא חֹנֶה שָׁם הַר הָאֱלֹקים׃ וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־מֹשֶׁה אֲנִי חֹתֶנְךָ יִתְרוֹ בָּא אֵלֶיךָ וְאִשְׁתְּךָ וּשְׁנֵי בָנֶיהָ עִמָּה (שמות
A great chesed that Hashem did for Bnei Yisrael was to count the shibud Mitzrayim from the day Yitzchak was born. Therefore, it wasn’t until
Rabbi Yehoshua ben Korcha states in a Mishna (Sanhedrin 56a) that, during a trial for blaspheming, the witnesses are asked to use an appellation of
During the last few years, I have perused the advertisements in our community’s wonderful weekly publications. Based on those advertisements, I have come to a
The noun חיל (chayil) appears over 200 times in Tanach. It has a few different meanings: Army: See, e.g., Exodus 14:28, “chail Pharaoh” (army of
What Is Your Response to Reality? I am writing from the plane, on my way to New York, to meet more of the Jews who
As human beings, we like to give help, but asking for help is hard. There are times in our lives when we push ourselves and
There is a beautiful but puzzling statement in Masechet Kiddushin made by Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi. אמר ריב”ל כל המלמד את בן בנו תורה מעלה
From her address to the students of Bruriah, delivered on Monday morning, Feb. 3, 2025: In the past 48 hours, our world has irrevocably changed.
Last Motzei Shabbat, Klal Yisrael lost a giant of a man with the passing of Rav Elazar Mayer Teitz, zt”l, the Rav of the city
As long-time residents of Elizabeth/Hillside, we would like to pay tribute to a great leader and halachic giant, Rabbi Elazar Teitz z”l, on his passing.
