Rabbi Yehoshua’s Wisdom Horayot 10a tells of Rabbi Yehoshua being prepared for a rare celestial event that could delay his travels (from the William Davidson

You may have noticed various practices regarding whether the sefer Torah should be opened or closed when reciting the bracha. Let us explore how these

Rav Yosef Sees Olam Haba Bava Batra 10b records the remarkable episode of Rav Yosef’s near-death experience in which he catches glimpses of Olam Haba

A Monumental Decision It was a crossroads for Rabbi Elazar ben Azarya. Brachot 27b-28a records that Rabban Gamliel had been deposed from leadership, and the

A Unique Set of Pesukim The events described in the Torah were written by Moshe Rabbeinu, exactly as transmitted from Hashem after those events occurred.

Hashem’s Seeming Insensitivity to Moshe Rabbeinu Congregation Shaarei Orah’s Menachem Bestoff and Joel Mizrahi raised a poignant question. They noted that Hashem seems exceedingly insensitive

The Sages of Aragon’s Question Later generations obligate earlier ones. How can that be? Nonetheless, Devarim 29:14 records Moshe Rabbeinu, including those present and those

A Major Question Sefer Devarim twice (Perakim 11 and 27, in addition to the actual event described in Yehoshua, perek 8) devotes considerable attention to

The Ramban (Devarim 25:3, citing the Midrash Tanchuma Bamidbar 23) offers two reasons why the Torah calls specifically for the administration of 40 lashes—malkot arbaim,

Sefer Devarim 19:14 teaches, “Lo tasig gevul reiacha—Do not withdraw your friend’s fence,” (i.e., don’t move your neighbor’s property line). This prohibition is obvious; the

A Necessary 440 Year Wait Sefer Devarim mentions the Beit Hamikdash (the makom asher yivchar Hashem) no less than 21 times. Nonetheless, it took 404