Parshat Shoftim “Arise, Hashem, and don Your might as You did in earlier generations,” cries Yishayahu HaNavi in the verses that precede this week’s haftarah.
In Bava Batra 75a, Rabba thrice quotes Rabbi Yochanan about messianic times —- Hashem making a meal for the righteous from the Leviathan’s flesh; a
כִּי תֵצֵא לַמִּלְחָמָה עַל אֹיְבֶךָ וְרָאִיתָ סוּס וָרֶכֶב עַם רַב מִמְּךָ לֹא תִירָא מֵהֶם כִּי יְדֹוָד אֱלֹקיךָ עִמָּךְ הַמַּעַלְךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם: (דברים כ:א) “When you
Their names and holy souls pull at the heartstrings of any feeling Jew. Many of them exemplified remarkable heroism and sacrifice. They went back to
I. A Hard Day’s Night The Wall Street Journal recently published an expose on Bank of America for overworking employees. One investment banker recently died
Many of us take the time to recite a tefillah (prayer) for the soldiers of Am Yisrael. In many of the tefillot people say כִּ֚י
Moshe designated three cities on the eastern side of the Jordan River as Cities of Refuge (Devarim 4:41-43) and commanded the nation to designate three
Our community must also reflect on our commitment to talmud Torah. This can only develop by practically strengthening our connection with learning at all levels,
As we enter the inspiring days of the month of Elul, it is time for us to reflect upon the past year. If someone would
The haftarah of our parsha contains a pasuk which can underscore the importance of shalom— peace. It states: “How pleasant are the footsteps of the
Part I This disputation took place over four days. It was held at the palace of King James I of Aragon in the presence of
Message From a Midwife Leah Melamed is a midwife at Soroka Hospital in Beersheva. I interviewed her in the delivery room at the beginning of
