My focus in this column will be about that famous Amora, Rabbi Mana, who was the brother of second-generation Rav Huna, and how this relates

In the Book of Kohelet, written by Shlomo Hamelech, it is written: “Everything has an appointed season, and there is a time for every matter

לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: We usually do Kiddush Levana outside shul on Motzei Shabbat. Is it supposed to be

It’s not just proper protocol and good manners, but it’s actually an ancient custom mentioned in the Gemara. When someone invites you to their home,

וַתָּמָת שָׂרָה בְּקִרְיַת אַרְבַּע הִוא חֶבְרוֹן בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנָעַן וַיָּבֹא אַבְרָהָם לִסְפֹּד לְשָׂרָה וְלִבְכֹּתָהּ “Sarah died in Kiryas Arba—which is Chevron, in the land of Canaan—and

The midrash (Bereishit Rabbah 58:3) on our parsha records a story of when R’ Akiva was sitting and expounding the Torah and noticed that the

In several places, the Tanach describes Arabia as the source of spices in Jerusalem. At Kings 1:10, the Queen of Sheba visited Solomon: “The queen

Eden Dawi is the older sister of Ro’i Dawi, who was killed last year together with 10 other soldiers when their armored personnel carrier was

זכותה של בת לרשת; Bava Batra 110a, 115a and 139b The Jewish Law of Inheritance provides that those heirs, whom the Torah deems to be

Parshat Chayei Sarah is unusual in that it devotes an inordinate amount of space to Avraham’s servant rearticulating to Rivka’s family the instructions he received

Our forefather Avraham did not have an easy life. From his earliest days, Avraham was a monotheist in a hostile polytheistic world. Rashi writes that

When a famous person passes away, any newspaper of record will try to capture the life and accomplishments of that person in a news article