A few weeks ago we read about Pharaoh’s dream and Yosef’s interpretation. We all remember the seven good cows swallowed up by the seven weak
Sefer Hagibborim with names of each Daf HaYomi B’Halacha learner and family to be placed by the kever of the Chofetz Chaim. When a large
What do we do if we are asked to do something we know is wrong? What if we are ordered to? In this week’s Torah
One of the most important and underrated traits of leadership is graciousness. Gracious people have been humbled by life and grasp the vulnerability of the
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
