Shabbat experience is seminal to Jewish identity. By reenacting Hashem’s original schedule and ceasing from work on the seventh day, we acknowledge Him as Creator

There used to be a game show called “Let’s Make a Deal,” where the host told contestants to choose one of his many pockets. Some

Just as our desert journey began, an old enemy reappeared, hoping to thwart our entry into the land of Israel. Esav’s family was still bristling

Omer Neumeier is on a mission: get more post-bar mitzvah boys to leyn Torah and lead services in Stamford. And he’s willing to pay them.

With so much going on in the world, and with so much difficulty all around us, one might wonder “when will this galut be over

We learn from Parshat Beshalach that our fear can be our own stumbling block. The fear of the unknown, the fear of change and the

Greatness of Tefillah The classic work entitled the Chovos Halevavos provides five things that can be achieved in tefillah, prayer: It expresses the yearning of

The mishna in Sanhedrin (90a) states that one who suggests that there is no reference to the resurrection of the dead (“techiyas hameisim”) in the

This Shabbos, we celebrate Shabbat Shira—recalling the song Klal Yisrael sang after miraculously crossing the sea to freedom. Song erupts spontaneously, “ala beleebo sheyashir” (Rashi,

In a deeply powerful scene, Moshe Rabbeinu was found with his hands held high on top of the mountain, praying for the people gripped in

This week’s Torah portion Bo deals with the last three plagues, including the plague of darkness. The Torah lays out the frightening scenario that unfolded

Some go with their family, and some go with their friends. But one of the most popular activities during winter break is that trip to