The Basis of It All As we have seen, mitzvah observance fulfills Hashem’s Will and helps us grow. There are three main areas of growth
Staying Safe We were in the seventh grade and first feeling female attraction. Like many other teenagers, we wondered out loud why Judaism is so
We have seen that mitzvah observance is a great privilege. In addition to expressing our commitment to and strengthening our relationship with our Creator, mitzvot
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
