One of the oldest and most foundational teachings of Pirkei Avot asserts: “Derech eretz kadma l’Torah”—the “ways of the land” precede Torah and mitzvot. This

The following thoughts emerged from discussions from the beautiful Shabbat surrounding the Shalom Zachor of my beloved grandson, Yeshaya Naftali, on the Shabbat of Parshat

As we have seen, we should use our belief in, relationship with and feelings toward Hashem as cornerstones of our religious identity. Accomplishing this can

My 5-year-old twin grandsons were at my house last Shabbos and we were talking about Mitzrayim and the Jews being enslaved by Pharaoh. They asked

In Sanhedrin 33a, a third-generation Amora, Rav Sheshet (citing Rav Assi, Rabbi Assi or in Sanhedrin 6, Rabbi Ami) distinguishes between two types of error

One of the primary disciples of Rav Chaim Brisker, Reb Boruch Ber Leibovitz, was a talmud genius of renown and one of the great progenitors

We all hope and daven for Moshiach’s imminent arrival. One way to bring it about faster is to keep his arrival foremost in our mind

By Rabbi Moshe Hauer Antisemitism has never been just about physical attacks on Jews. It is the great conspiracy theory, where a narrative is generated

Parshat Shemot In a rare occurrence, we find that Sepharadim and Ashkenazim have diverse customs regarding this week’s haftarah, with each reading taken from different

For almost a decade I had the great privilege of being the guidance counselor in Yeshiva Bais Hachinuch. On one occasion, I was conversing with

לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: My neighborhood has a minyan that begins Maariv of Motzei Shabbat 15 minutes before the

Today we access Torah texts in many more ways than in the past. Of course, we primarily use printed texts (sefer, sefarim) in our learning.