In a well-known comedy routine, Bill Cosby reenacts Hashem instructing Noah to build the ark. Hashem instructs Noah to build the ark 300 cubits (amot)

A great light entered my home a few weeks ago when I was presented by a representative of Eretz Hemdah with a volume of their

Only Reuven heard the voice of Hashem! The brothers confer with each other and plan to murder their brother Yosef. The pasuk describing the plan

Most of the active mesadrei gittin (get administrators) in the United States gathered in Manhattan last week for a day-long conference. It was a fantastic

There is great excitement when a young couple meet and there is a spark of connection. The excitement builds and reaches its peak with the

A recent article in a Jewish publication describes a memorial event open to the public which will end with what it describes as the “quintessential

The 28-year-old Orthodox father of two small children whom you supervise at work is not performing well. Moreover, he is not receptive and is even

Almost without exception, my friends and classmates who have made aliyah have significantly more children than those who remained in the United States. Israel has

Torat Emet Natan Lanu (He gave us an authentic Torah) is a song frequently sung in Sephardic synagogues and especially at Congregation Shaarei Orah. Many

Just imagine the scene. Every single Jew, including men, women and children, assembles in the Beit Hamikdash area the Sukkot after the Shemittah year (like

Sepharadim zealously heed the Ben Ish Hai’s warning to pause between reciting Hashem and Hashem, the first two of the Yag Middot, the 13 attributes

It seems to make no sense. Why does Hashem want loans to be canceled at the end of the Shemitah year? There are no free