What you are about to read happens, in one form or another, almost every year. It can happen on a school retreat, or at a
On June 12 there will be a major event in the CURE Stadium in Trenton, New Jersey, in honor of Adirei HaTorah—the Warriors of Torah.
In 1948 we gained independence and returned home after an excruciating absence of 2,000 years. However, the victory was inconclusive: We settled into a hollowed-out
(Courtesy of World Mizrachi) World Mizrachi, the umbrella movement for global religious Zionism, kicked off its annual Israel360 program recently by sending 70 world-renowned Torah
Lomdei Dirshu take test while city is under siege. A day before, it appeared that the second test in the Machzor Sheini of Daf HaYomi
It is always a joy living in Israel and observing Judaism worming its way into mainstream culture. Listening to secular Jews, or even Arabs, conclude
During this shemitah year, my daughter in Eretz Yisrael went with her seminary to visit the farm of Doron and Ilana Towek, who are observing
“If your brother becomes impoverished and his hand falters beside you, you shall support him…” (25:35). The midrash (Vayikra Rabbah 34:1) quotes the pasuk in
“And if your brother becomes impoverished, and his hand falters in your proximity, you should hold onto him.” Our parsha describes a scenario where a
In Parshat Behar we learn about the shemitah and yovel years. Shemitah is when, after six years of working the land (if you are a
Kids often complain about mean teachers, and parents react in different ways. Some take it with a grain of salt. Others always side with their
Ideally, parties to a dispute would agree to litigate at an established and reputable beit din. The beit din would then empanel a group of
