In order to understand this word in the Birkat Hamazon of Shabbat, we must first survey the root Ch-L-Tz. We are all familiar with this
In a previous column, I wrote about the history of the Balfour Declaration. As a side point, it is interesting to discuss a calendar issue
Reviewing: “Abba Eban: A Biography,” by Asaf Siniver (2015), Hardcover, 464 pages: Overlook Press. ISBN-10: 1468309331 Abba Eban’s life and the history of Israel in
It is time to tackle this all-important word. There are two issues involved: 1) what is the meaning of the root PLL? and 2) what
As part of the Sukkot hoshanot, we recite the request Ani Ve-Ho Hoshiah Na. This phrase originates in a statement by R. Judah at Mishnah
This might seem like an easy question but it is actually a very challenging one. Why? Neither the noun mechila nor the verb MChL appear
Nowhere in Tanakh is anyone counting from creation, and even after the period of the Tanakh, there is no evidence for use of our Jewish
The Balfour Declaration has been in the news recently. Palestinian officials announced that they are planning to sue Britain for the damages they suffered as
This is my third column in the Jewish Link on Aleinu. Two years ago, I wrote a column explaining that the original text in Aleinu
As we all know, Tehillim 145, which comprises the bulk of the Ashrei prayer, is missing a verse for the nun letter. Many scholars think
Many of us know the term chevlei mashiach. Although this term is not found in Tanach and is a later expression, the word chevlei (root:
My son Shaya just graduated from the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Yeshiva University. All of the graduates were given the book Bernard Revel: Builder
