One of the questions that is often asked about blowing shofar (during Elul) to confuse the Satan is, “Hasn’t he figured it out already?” The
The pasuk in our parsha states: “You should know in your heart that just as a father will chastise his son, so Hashem, your God,
לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: I am traveling from New York westward to Japan (flight XX YY), leaving early Monday
“Im shamoa tishmeu:” “Lehaazin” means “to hear.” But “lishmoa” often includes “to understand” and “to obey.” For the last, see, e.g., Psalms 18:45. The doubling
As the last surviving son and successor of the Brisker Rov, Rav Meshulam Dovid HaLevi Soloveitchik, zt’l, was a staunch guardian of derech ha-limud (study
To Be a Jew I’m thrilled to announce the launch of our latest project, “To Be a Jew,” a deeply meaningful booklet that brings together
Post-October 7, I heard a story that sent chills down my spine. Many mothers in Israel have had trouble sleeping because their children are in
(Previously, we showed that Hashem gave us our national mission statement as part of the introduction to Matan Torah. In four words, Hashem charged us
This year I had the privilege of spending Tisha B’Av in Camp Nageela, a kiruv summer camp in upstate New York. Being in a kiruv
Last month, my wife and I were in Israel. Aside from visiting family, our purpose for going was to show solidarity. Ever since last October,
Despite what their kids might think, being a parent isn’t easy. One of the hardest parts of the job for a parent (and certainly for
In a much-watched TED Talk, Simon Sinek asked the following question: How do great leaders inspire action? What made people like Martin Luther King and
