Did you ever find yourself sitting in the kitchen, hearing someone’s footsteps coming down the stairs and saying, “Oh, I hear my wife (or son)
Recently, I experienced the misfortune of driving behind a garbage truck on a two-lane road for over a mile. It was a very long mile.
Arachim was running one of its powerful seminars in Eretz Yisrael, exposing the attendees to the beauty of Torah and mitzvos. The crescendo of this
It’s not surprising to find our parsha reflecting the period we find ourselves in now, the Three Weeks, as we are contemplating our 2,000-year exile
While learning Parshas Pinchas, I noted the incredible actions of Pinchas in executing Kozbi and Zimri, which saved the Jewish people from a continuing plague.
The calmness of summer days is a sweet feeling. Everyone is more relaxed. Children enjoy their newfound freedom. For me, a distinct and most beautiful
In life, there are people, circumstances and scenarios that we understand, and there are those that leave us perplexed. Sometimes it’s due to lack of
Korach, Dasan and Aviram. Not exactly top-tier names when a baby boy is born. Indeed, within the Chumash, these names are nothing short of synonymous
While living in Eretz Yisrael, I was delayed many times due to a chefetz chashud—a suspicious package—but I never got to witness the procedure up
This dvar Torah is dedicated l’iluy nishmas my grandfather, Mr. Sidney Blechner, Shalom ben Mordechai, z”l, upon his 10th yahrtzeit on 11 Sivan. Whether we
When I was learning in the Mir Yeshiva in Yerushalayim, I was part of a smaller group that learned with our rosh yeshiva, Harav Nosson
We normally live our days with many small achievements that move us forward. A few times in our lives, not many, we are motivated to
