By Rabbi Dr. Daniel Friedman For many centuries, the Land of Israel lay barren. While Jews and non-Jews continued to inhabit the country in small
By Rabbi Gil Student I. Sefaria Controversy A minor controversy brewed recently when some people noticed that Sefaria provides readers a non-Orthodox Bible translation. This
By Rabbi Dr. Avi Kuperberg Have you ever encountered individuals who try to undermine your sense of worth, telling you that you are ordinary and
By Rabbi Moshe Hauer Do we live in a world, a community or a home that fosters disagreement and betrayal, or in one that encourages
By Rabbi Dani Staum Years ago, there was a time when my older brother was into learning and performing magic tricks. On one occasion during
וַיִּקָּהֲלוּ עַל־מֹשֶׁה וְעַל־אַהֲרֹן וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֲלֵהֶם רַב־לָכֶם כִּי כָל־הָעֵדָה כֻּלָּם קְדֹשִׁים וּבְתוֹכָם ה’ וּמַדּוּעַ תִּתְנַשְּׂאוּ עַל־קְהַל ה’: (במדבר טז:ג) They assembled against Moshe and Aharon, and
By Binyamin Benji With Korach and his crew continuing to press Moshe about Aharon’s appointment as Kohen Gadol, Moshe finally tells Korach that it’s time
By Binyamin Benji With Korach and his crew continuing to press Moshe about Aharon’s appointment as Kohen Gadol, Moshe finally tells Korach that it’s time
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman I sat down with MK Ofir Sofer, the new minister of aliyah and integration in Israel’s government. Minister Sofer was an
By Nesanel Yoel Safran Many times we may think we are doing something for one reason when we are really doing it for another. When
On May 29, 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first to climb Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world. Since that
The meraglim—who committed the terrible crime of speaking negatively about Eretz Yisrael—were not ordinary people in the least. In fact, they were exceptionally great men
