The sudden death of Nadav and Avihu takes center stage in Parshat Shemini, catapulting the narrative from ritual purity and defilement to sacrificial crime and
Our forefather Jacob was a real person who experienced hate, heartache, and depression. Beginning with his estranged twin brother Esav, who hated and desired murder
As Sukkot came to a close, sirens echoed across Israel just before dawn on October 7, as hordes of Hamas terrorists from Gaza launched a
“Although you were not immersed in any matter aside from walking on the road, this mitzvah (Shiluach Hakan) will escort you and walk before you,”
וְעַתָּה֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מָ֚ה ה’ אֱלֹק֛יךָ שֹׁאֵ֖ל מֵעִמָּ֑ךְ כִּ֣י אִם־לְ֠יִרְאָ֠ה אֶת־ה’ אֱלֹק֛יךָ לָלֶ֤כֶת בְּכׇל־דְּרָכָיו֙ וּלְאַהֲבָ֣ה אֹת֔וֹ וְלַֽעֲבֹד֙ אֶת־ה’ אֱלֹק֛יךָ בְּכׇל־לְבָבְךָ֖ וּבְכׇל־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ “And now, Israel, what does
In years past, and occasionally in our own time, deals are solidified with a handshake. “I’ll bring the contract tomorrow, and if everything looks good,
And Malkitzedek, king of Salem, brought forth bread and wine (Bereishis 14:18) The significance of Malkitzedek, the high priest, bringing forth bread and wine to
הַאֲזִינוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם, וַאֲדַבֵּרָה; {ס} וְתִשְׁמַע הָאָרֶץ, אִמְרֵי-פִי[1]. The Talmud Yerushalmi relates the following “discussion.” Nevuah (prophecy) argued that the appropriate penalty for committing a sin
“Re’eh anochi nosein lifneichem hayom bracha uklalah. See, I present before you today a blessing and a curse” (Devarim 11:26). Reb Avi Backenroth, shlita, explains
In corporate America we adulate those who succeed in the “elevator pitch”—i.e., a very concise presentation of an idea covering all of its critical aspects
A week ago, the Jewish people welcomed Chodesh Nisan, an auspicious time of year and a month replete with themes of redemption and the Passover
A famous joke is told about two elderly Jews, one a pessimist and the other an optimist. The difference between the two was that the
