Our parsha brings the mitzvah of hashavat aveida, returning a lost possession back to its owner: “You shall not see your brother’s ox or sheep
At the ceremony on the occasion of the dedication of the Beit Harav Kook and the Merkaz Harav flagship yeshiva of the religious Zionists, in
Virtually every American Modern Orthodox congregation omitted something from their typical High Holidays liturgy last year. What would have been a four-hour Rosh Hashanah morning
On the night before Passover, Rabbi Akiva Males, a young rabbi in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was absorbed in the mitzvah of Bedikat Chametz in his shul.
Metaphorically it is said that the “going out” in this parsha is referring to the battle with the yetzer hara. Surely there are many paths
(Courtesy of AGJC) The Association of Gulf Jewish Communities (AGJC), the people-to-people network of Jewish communities from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries that are
We all know how important it is to care about others. God wants us to be kind and caring, and He has filled the Torah
Man is at his worst behavior during wartime—destroying lives and devastating his surroundings. Modern war feels slightly more civil, as it is generally brief and
When I arrived at Yeshiva Ner Yaakov, my post high school yeshiva in Eretz Yisrael, I was greeted by a large mound of construction debris.
The Torah tells us to designate arei miklat, cities of refuge, for unintentional murderers (Shemot 21:12-13; Bamidbar 35:9-32). The Arizal reveals that the month of
This summer, my congregation had the opportunity to host the YU Summer Kollel for six weeks. In one of my talks with the kollel members
Not everyone can go to war. Our parsha lists several people who are to “go back home”: 1) One who built a new house but
