There is something odd about a verse toward the end of the third aliyah of this week’s parsha. The verse reads: “And I will remember

Dreams are a common part of daily life to which the Talmudic Sages attribute great importance. However, on a more careful look, we find conflicting

Parshat Bechukotai The message that the navi Yirmiyahu imparts to us in this week’s haftarah is a difficult one. It is difficult to read, difficult

A dizzying, tumultuous time in our calendar is soon coming to an end. We are once again riding this annual emotional roller-coaster, careening through modern

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