Last year I sent an email to a potential donor asking to speak with him about our new building campaign for our yeshiva. No reply.
Throughout Sefer Bereishit, the recurring phrase of “[Ve’]Eleh Toldot” has appeared 11 times, depicting the development from universal to particular selection of those who will
The mitzvah of yibum calls upon the brother of a man who died without offspring to marry the widowed sister-in-law. The process of declining to
When Yaakov realizes he is about to pass away in Parshat Vayechi, he calls his children to bless them. Each of his children gets a
We translate the word tefillah as prayer, beseeching, pleading, begging. Some translate the word as “judging oneself.” But what does the word tefillah mean? What
The passion for Daf Yomi learning has been well documented and well celebrated in the world-wide Jewish community since its founding by Rav Meir Shapiro
The tables upon tables of test takers even surprised the hanhala of Dirshu, who over the years have become accustomed to pleasant surprises that display
Next week is the yahrzeit of my paternal grandfather, Mr. Helmut Bodenheim, Naftoli ben Avraham, z”l. My grandfather was born in Mannheim, Germany, and attended
They couldn’t believe their eyes. Having assumed for 22 years that Yosef was lost to slavery or even murdered, they could hardly imagine that he
In Parshat Vayigash, Yosef asks his brothers if his father is still alive. Yosef obviously knew that his father was still alive because his brothers
In Parshat Vayigash we read how Yosef tried to mollify his brothers once he announced himself and revealed his true identity. In effect, he told
In the Amidah we pray for kibbutz galuyot (ingathering of exiles): “Sound the great shofar for our liberty, and raise a banner to gather our
