As we saw in our last piece, the Torah explains that mitzvah fulfillment is for our own good. Mitzvah observance is not just a duty;
This piece is dedicated in memory of my dear friend, Captain Rabbi Avi Goldberg, HY”D, who fell in Lebanon earlier this week. He was a
Feeling Displaced Our people have suffered greatly this past year. Many Jews were murdered, thousands wounded, and over 100 remain in captivity. In addition, over
Simchat Torah 1929 Rav Kook’s talmidim gathered in his yeshiva. It was Simchat Torah, but they wondered what the day would be like. The year
As we know, Rosh Hashanah’s only mitzvah is the blowing of the shofar. The Torah does not tell us much about this mitzvah. In fact,
Importance Living in a world inhabited by billions of people can make us feel unimportant — as if our existence does not matter. Chazal felt
Many people associate being Jewish with being hated. Hashem has a different association. Though He created all human beings in His image, the Jewish people
אָמַר רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן לֵוִי… וְהַלֻּחֹת מַעֲשֵׂה אֱלֹקים הֵמָּה וְהַמִּכְתָּב מִכְתַּב אֱלֹקים הוּא חָרוּת עַל הַלֻּחֹת (שמות לב), אַל תִּקְרָא חָרוּת אֶלָּא חֵרוּת, שֶׁאֵין לְךָ
בֶּן הֵא הֵא אוֹמֵר, לְפוּם צַעֲרָא אגרא: (אבות ה:כג) The Conclusion Because Masechet Avot initially consisted of five perakim, the fifth perek’s last words are
בַּדֶּרֶךְ יְחִידִי וְ(הַ)מְפַנֶּה לִבּוֹ לְבַטָּלָה, הֲרֵי זֶה מִתְחַיֵּב בְּנַפְשׁוֹ: (אבות ג:ד) רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר, הַמְהַלֵּךְ בַדֶּרֶךְ וְשׁוֹנֶה וּמַפְסִיק מִמִּשְׁנָתוֹ וְאוֹמֵר, מַה נָּאֶה אִילָן זֶה וּמַה
Sharansky’s Message In 2016, Natan Sharansky celebrated the 30th anniversary of his release from the Gulag after nine years in prison. At his annual dinner
Last week, we saw that human suffering results from man’s actions, rather than part of Hashem’s intention for His ideal world. This week, we will
