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
The name Julia Haart evokes different reactions in our community—all negative. Haart is the Kardashian-wannabe-star of the Netflix series about walking out of the Orthodox
You shall set up judges and law enforcement officials for yourself in all your cities. (Devarim 16:18) Last summer we witnessed riots on the streets
Rav Dovid Hofstedter visits and addresses three camps. “The Dirshu Daf HaYomi B’Halacha L’Bochurim did so much for us here at Camp Merkaz HaChaim. It
Parashat Re’eh challenges us to shoulder the great burden of human free will: “Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse;
Last Thursday I told my kids I was going to the Bike4Chai event. “What? You are going to bike over 100 miles? How are you
Thousands of feet up in freefall, traveling over 100 miles an hour, Yosef Goodman had only seconds to make a decision. His parachute had become
Sukkah 25b As you are disembarking from an El Al flight, you notice that the friendly neighbor who sat next to you has left the
One of the topics in our parsha is that of the “meisit”—a person who attempts to convince others to serve “other Gods” (13:7). The torah
