Rabbi Yisroel Salanter was once walking along the street on the eve of Yom Kippur when he passed a fellow from the community. The man
Rabbi Avraham Y. Kook was the first Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi in the decade just prior to the establishment of the modern state of Israel. During
Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Aram, was an important nobleman in his country, for through him Hashem had granted victory to
Despite his abundant wealth, Jake Blumen was known for his stinginess, never contributing to synagogue causes or fundraisers for the needy. One morning after Shacharis,
Avraham said before the Holy One Blessed be He, “Perhaps Israel will sin before You and then you will do unto them as You did
Movers once broke a keg of wine belonging to Rabbah bar bar Chana. He seized their cloaks, as restitution for his loss. They came before
Where did the legal system of the Torah come from? Scholars point to other ancient societies whose legal systems appear similar to the Torah. “Gotcha,”
The Sanzer Rebbe lost his wife and all his children in WW II. He would subsequently go on to remarry and build a new life
Yaakov’s sons have made their way to Egypt in search of sustenance for the family. Nabbed by Egyptian guards and accused of engaging in foreign
The tale is told of a famous Greek philosopher who was once caught in a morally compromising situation. His students cried out, “Our master, how
There was once a drought in the Land of Israel. The people turned to the saintly Choni Hamagal and asked him to pray for rain.
How are we to respond when anti-Israel activists accuse the Jewish people of stealing the land from the Palestinians? It’s simple. We invite them to
