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

“You mean to say that there are motorcyclists who are Jewish? How can that be?” I am often asked that question because the traditional image

Have you ever had someone try to take the wind out your sails, telling you, “You are not so special. You are never going to

This week’s parsha of Bamidbar starts with a common mistranslation offered by Artscroll and others. In Chapter 1, verse 2, God commands Moshe, “Se’u et

Several weeks ago, I took delivery of my new Honda Goldwing motorcycle in Tennessee. I drove it 750 miles to Florida where I enjoyed it