Persistence Pays
When something’s important to us, we shouldn’t give up easily. This week’s Torah portion (Numbers 9:6-14) tells of how some people who wanted a second
When something’s important to us, we shouldn’t give up easily. This week’s Torah portion (Numbers 9:6-14) tells of how some people who wanted a second
The drama of a nazir illustrates our delicate interface with the physical world which surrounds us. Hashem crafted us as spiritual creatures—more angel than animal.
The nazir, one who vows not to drink wine, is elevated to a level of holiness similar to that of the Kohen Gadol. Like the
The city of Petra in Jordan is listed as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. In my years learning in Eretz Yisrael, during
At the beginning of Parshat Naso, the sons of Levi and their future generations are given tasks that they must do for the Mishkan. After
After Moshe constructs the Tabernacle, the Ramban explains that Hashem commands that the impure should be sent out of the camp in order that the
In last week’s Parsha of Bamidbar the Torah tells us that people were counted in several ways. They were counted according to their families, according
to It happened the Tuesday before Shavuot in Petach Tikvah. A 30 year old man, the father of three, Reb Shmuel Katzenelbogen, was seriously injured
Certain things we just know aren’t good for us, but we’re tempted to do them anyhow. Is there any way to keep ourselves in control?
The new Nefesh B’Nefesh Aliyah Campus, in the heart of Yerushalayim, was hopping the other day. While 150 Ukrainian refugees were being processed in our
Parshat Bamidbar Sefer Bamidbar, which we begin this Shabbat, begins with the events that took place in the beginning of the second year of B’nei
The housing crunch is so large now, that even golf courses are being sold to build tracts and tracts of housing. Last week, the New