We were redeemed from Egypt on account of our commitment to three practices: we maintained our Hebrew clothing; we spoke the Hebrew language and we

Moshe Rabbeinu is exhausted. He has led the children of Israel through the wilderness for months. Time after time, they have tested his patience with

Omer Yankelevich was the first-ever female haredi minister of Israel. As heaven would have it, she was appointed Minister of Diaspora Affairs just after the

The Israelites caught sight of the Egyptians advancing upon them. Terrified, the Israelites cried out to God, and they said to Moshe, “Was it for

Chaim, Yankel and Berel were old friends from yeshiva. Baruch Hashem, they’d all done well in business and were able to contribute generously towards the

Avraham is getting on in years and he realizes that the time has come for his son Yitzchak to get married. He calls over his

Chanah, the wife of Elkanah, was barren for many years. When she was finally blessed with a child, she named him Shmuel and dedicated him

A middle-aged bachelor once came to the Steipler Gaon, Rabbi Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky, and complained, “I thought everybody has a bashert, the other half of

An integral part of rabbinic education is called “shimush”—on-the-job practical training. Typically, a junior rabbi will follow a senior rabbi around for a few years,

Rabbi Meir of Premishlan would get up early each morning and make his way up the mountain next to his village to purify himself in