The Torah repeatedly refers to the artisans who crafted the Tabernacle (Mishkan) as the wise-hearted men and women. These were the men and women who

When people ask “How are you doing?” we typically reply “Baruch Hashem.” One might assume that this readily translates into “Thank God.” However, based upon

Part II Two years ago I wrote about my journey of nearly 3,500 miles to get a blessing (bracha) from a very special gentleman in

It is easy to give thanks to Hashem when all is going well. When we have plenty of money, are in good health and our

Throughout Bereishit, we are intrigued by various stories of lies and deception. Many of these stories involve our revered patriarchs and matriarchs. What do we

Have you ever made up your mind to start a project, turn over a new leaf or make this the year that you really mean

What if we were told that we only had a few months left to live? What regrets would we have? Would we regret that we

Parshat Ki Teitzei speaks of the ben sorer umoreh, the rebellious child. This rebellious child became so caught up in his gluttonous ways that he

We read in Parshat Re’eh that one should not make any cuttings in one’s skin for the dead (14:1). Apparently, this was a mourning custom

The Talmud (Baba Batra 121a) tells us that there were no greater festive days for Israel than the 15th of Av and the end of

There were these five orphaned sisters—Machlah, No’ah, Chaglah, Milcah and Tirtzah. Try as they might, they were unable to find their bashert and marry into