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 not

If you spent time in Israel this summer, you likely visited Chizkiyahu’s water tunnel in Yerushalayim. Let us explore the spiritual significance of this spectacular

Many prominent authorities (including Rav Yosef Shalom Eliashiv, Kovetz Teshuvot 1:32 and Rav Moshe Shternbuch, Teshuvot VeHanhagot 1:459) understand the Chafetz Chaim in his Likutei

Practicality It is a striking halacha that a melech must carry a Torah wherever he goes. The first question regards feasibility. It does seem overly

Meisit Treated More Harshly Than a Navi Sheker Devarim, perek 13 describes two different types of people who try to influence us to serve avodah

Uncomfortable Memories Recalling moments of discomfort and hunger in a motivational speech seems out of place. Yet, sefer Devarim (8:1-4) records Moshe Rabbeinu sharing memories

Historically Inaccurate? Shimmy Gabbay, a beloved congregant at Teaneck’s Congregation Shaarei Orah, came to be puzzled about Devarim 5:3-4. Moshe Rabbeinu—in these pesukim—tells us that

Expected Contradictions We are not surprised to find the meraglim story presented differently in sefer Devarim than in sefer Bamidbar. After all, there would be

Editing Our History One of the Torah’s most empowering ideas is that we are not condemned to repeat past mistakes. While our parents’ mistakes and

I decided to do something different on the last day of this year’s Chumash shiur in June at Torah Academy of Bergen County. I discussed