The Three Weeks and the Nine Days: Ta’anit 26b
One does not have to be superstitious to recognize facts. It is a historical fact that the period between the 17th of Tamuz and the
One does not have to be superstitious to recognize facts. It is a historical fact that the period between the 17th of Tamuz and the
Example isn’t another way to teach; it is the only way to teach.—Albert Einstein In previous essays laying out a comprehensive educational philosophy, we discussed
In this week’s parsha, the riveting story of Yosef Hatzadik reaches its climax as Yosef finally reveals himself to his brothers with the famous words,
toThe whole world is suffering through this pandemic and the way it has been mismanaged by most governments as they have had to reverse themselves
Marking the completion of the second machzor of Daf HaYomi B’Halacha and the beginning of the third machzor. “What better eis ratzon, what more opportune
What is success? Once a year, as we read Parshat Mikeitz, we are reminded of a believing Jew living in a foreign culture—Yosef the tzadik.
Before I knew of the Rokeah, I met his wife.[1] My eleventh-grade medieval Jewish history teacher, Raizi Chechik, introduced us to her with a photocopied
Once a year we have a special day set aside when we are asked to pause and give thanks for all the blessings we have
There is talk in the U.S. about taxing the wealth of the super-rich. Without engaging in discussion about proper policy today, I would like to
At any given moment, many—if not most—of us may be thinking, “How will I get through this latest crisis?” It may be the political chaos
This article is a lightly edited transcript of a sichat mussar delivered in the Glueck Beis Midrash of Yeshiva University. The story of Yaakov Avinu’s
“When we come upstairs after 120, we will be asked, ‘Where is the Shulchan Aruch, the Mishnah Berurah?!’ Dirshu empowers us to have and realize